Youths show us what they believe about school

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As urban educators, teacher educators and activists in Cleveland and Washington, D.C.,  we’ve seen dropout (or push-out) rates average close to 60% annually. That means 60% of freshmen in these schools never graduate from high school with the most basic of life tickets: a high school diploma.

We asked over 400 Cleveland, Washington DC, northern Virginia, and Sierra Leonian-area high school and middle school students to consider these questions and answer them with photographs and text. We offer this site to students, teachers and teacher educators worldwide who are interested in increasing student achievement in urban centers.

 

  1. “My grandmother is 71 years old and continues to work because she doesn’t have any money to retire and money is a constant problem in our house:                              


  3.                                    -Andranic, Class of 2009

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  1. “When something gets old and worn out and dirty, it doesn't mean you have to disown it. Take your time and try to fix it up and repair it.”
                                  -Terriss, 11th grade

  1. “I have a lot of determination and strength to become successful in my life. I believe working hard is important. The keys open my future door and they always remind me that I have to focus on ... the positive thing only in my stressful life.”

  2.                                  -Samar, 11th grade

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