Showing posts with label Dropouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dropouts. Show all posts

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Work For High School Dropouts - No Experience Needed!


Are you a high school drop out or know someone who's having a hard time finding a great income? The great thing is that you can start now and to find a job online that will suit your financial and even psychological needs!

What are some online jobs for high school drop outs? Depending on your regular skill level, there may be jobs perfectly suitable. The internet is a different type of world. It's not about all of your educational accomplishments, but what you have done.

Do you have an artistic talent? There may be people on the internet looking for drawings of specific things or good logo design. Do you like photography? There are people willing to pay for regular pictures of everyday objects - people are currently making money taking pictures of regular everyday objects.

Maybe you have the ability to type extremely fast. The great thing is that there are data entry jobs on the internet where you simply type and enter data - people on the internet definitely make tons of money through data entry and it can help your income dramatically!

Paid Surveys

Paid surveys are one of the oldest and most legitimate opportunities on the internet to begin making money online. There are people increasing their full-time income dramatically with this opportunity, so why not start now and try to make as much money from paid surveys?

They are also very easy to fill out, people are not needed to have any professional skills or advanced education, it's as easy as clicking a bubble, repeating, and submitting it for cash! So you can make money - you just have to make sure that you are starting today!




Make$ 500 to $3500 per month from home. Paid surveys are a great opportunity for anybody who wants that sorely needed second income. Let's be honest, the day job simply does not pay enough! Paid surveys can help you buy those extra things in life that are so hard to get. Learn how you can receive tons of paid survey opportunity by visiting: http://paidsurveyuniverse.blogspot.com/




Sunday, December 2, 2012

Increasing High School Dropouts


The occurrence of school dropouts is rapidly increasing according to the government of United States. The US government is finding alternatives to stay away from these circumstances. They are taking preventive measures to stop this increasing rate. School dropouts are not a very good mark for their countries progress.

increase in the dropout would indicate an increase in rate of citizens who are not fit for the jobs. Wearing a graduation gowns for middle school graduation ceremony is a sign for the growth on the country. To stop this problem, the government is searching for the diverse factors that cause high school students dropouts. Here are several issues that influence middle school students to end up leaving their schools.

· Bad influence peers are one of the main reasons for the dropouts for the students. Students are being prejudiced by bad persons to do illegal act and to engage in drug addiction. A lot of teenagers nowadays are taking drugs without knowing the dreadful effect it can do to their health as well as life. It can seriously affect their health and can result in a emotional or even psychiatric difficulty.

· Teenagers, particularly girls are connected in premarital sex. They fail to finish their graduation because of premature pregnancy. Lack of supervision about sex causes to premature pregnancy and high school dropouts.

· Alcohol or alcoholism is an addiction that can cause to high school dropout. Teenagers who undergo from this type of addiction depart from their schools. Alcohol is the main problem of society these days even well-known celebrities are a victim of alcoholism.

· Financial problem can also cause the increase in middle school dropouts. Students with a financial problem depart from their elementary school with graduating by wearing graduation gowns. Students who did not finish their graduation are given lower salary in comparison to high school students who is graduated.

All of these issues are increasing in the school dropouts. The government is taking some measures to assist those school students to be able to finish their study. They are thinking about the long term solution to the problem. This solution can save their society from being filed with high school dropouts.







Saturday, November 24, 2012

Philadelphia Schools Partner With the Community College of Philadelphia to Aid High School Dropouts


Dropout rates across the country have been on the rise over the past decade. In school year 2004-2005, an estimated 5,550 students dropped out of the schools in Philadelphia. This is the highest dropout rate in the state, about three times higher than the state average.

To assist these Philadelphia schools dropouts and offer them an opportunity for a better life, the Philadelphia schools have partnered with the Community College of Philadelphia, the largest degree-granting institution in the city with over 38,000 students enrolled annually.

According to a report by the American Youth Policy Forum, 75 percent of the inmates housed at our state prisons are dropouts, and 59 percent of the federal prison population are dropouts. Though the Philadelphia schools already have programs in place to aid students currently in school, they knew that more had to be done to aid those who had already dropped out.

Part of the Gateway to College Program, the Philadelphia dropouts begin school in the fall of 2006. The program offers dropouts the chance to simultaneously work toward a diploma and associate's college degree or certificate.

The college expects to enroll 360 Philadelphia dropouts over the next three years. The dropouts must be between the ages of 16 and 20, with at least an eighth grade reading level. They can attend day, evening and weekend classes at the college, with their first semester in small learning groups of 20 students. Classes include the basics of reading, writing and math, as well as a college survival course to help them be successful in their future college courses and a two-hour academic lab each week.

Dedicated academic coordinators act as advisors, mentors and coaches for the Philadelphia schools dropouts. They also assist with student needs issues, such as course selection, time management, and study habits. After the first semester, the Philadelphia schools dropouts take classes with the college's general student population.

The Gateway to College Program was developed by the Portland Community College and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its partners -- Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The plan is to replicate the program at 17 colleges nationwide by 2007. Philadelphia is its largest urban center to participate to date.

The Community College of Philadelphia was granted $10.25 million over a seven-year period, of which $350,000 is slated for planning and startup for the first three years. Remaining monies and in-kind services will come from the college and the Philadelphia schools.

The new program expands options for vulnerable youth, who were left behind by the Philadelphia schools traditional system. These are youth who often have been written off as failures by teachers, administrators, and parents. This is their second chance.




Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more information on Philadelphia schools visit Philadelphia School Rankings and Public School Rankings




Monday, November 19, 2012

Three Important Ways to Stop High School Dropouts: An Independent Mental Health Consultant's View


Recent reports indicate that on the average every 26 seconds another teenager drops out of high school. This translates to more than 3,000 students per school day. Or taking a longer range view, it is estimated that approximately 12 million students will drop out over the next decade or so. Specifically, nearly 1/3 of public high school students end up quitting school. Nearly half of all African-American and Latino students dropout. And, in some cities, it is even worse. Actually fewer than half of kids in 17 of the nation's 50 largest cities graduate. In Cleveland, only 34% of students graduated with their class, in Chicago only 39% graduated, and Indianapolis, only 30% graduated. Even worse, in Detroit, according to 2003-2004 data analyzed by America's Promise Alliance, only 25% graduated.

The impact of this situation on our nation is dire. Research has shown that dropouts are half as likely to vote as well as more likely to experience reduced job and income opportunities, chronic unemployment, and incarceration. On the other hand, it is estimated that the government would reap $45 billion in extra tax revenue along with reduced cost in public health, crime, and welfare payments if the number of 20-year-old dropouts in United States were cut in half. It is within this context that the need to reduce the high school dropout rate becomes significant.

There are various dropout prevention programs functioning across the United States with varying degrees of success. From my perspective as a mental health consultant, there are three important ways (which all high school students across the United States are entitled to) if implemented would significantly reduce the dropout rate.

Let's look at the three ways:

1. The school program must be perceived by the students as leading to higher status roles in the future and to future economic realities. In other words, the school programs must have a connection between their school and work either with a future career or at least with a decent paying job with the possibility of advancement after graduation.

2. The school program must be personalized, challenging, and have a sense of community established whereby the relationship between teacher and student are supportive and trusting rather than unhelpful and distrustful. Every high school must be either small enough or divided into small enough units to allow teachers and staff to know the students as individuals and to respond to both their specific learning needs and learning styles.

3. The school program must provide the student with some choice about the nature of their academic program and what they are interested in learning. As part of their classroom work, students must have an opportunity to design independent projects, work on group projects, conduct experiments, solve open-ended problems, get involved in activities that connect school and work, and have opportunities to encounter some real psychological and practical success in their endeavors.

In reflecting on my experience as a former high school dropout, if I was in a high school that connected school and work or at least connected school work with a career I was interested in, treated me as an individual, and, allowed me some choice in my academic program, I never would have dropped out. It is the impersonal and alienating nature of high school conditions, specifically in the largest cities, that needs to be changed.




Will Barnes, Therapist and Mental Health Consultant, for over thirty-eight years has counseled and consulted with parents and teenagers in the areas of personal growth and academic achievement. Work with schools have included program development and both group and individual counseling. Visit http://www.yourconsultantsite.com and The Parents Page for more free articles and to download the free e-book Tutoring Tips.
If you were a former dropout, work with dropouts, or interested in this topic leave your questions and comments.




Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Jobs For High School Dropouts - Earn Money With No Experience


If you are a high school drop out and can't find a job because the interviewer tells you that you have no education, there is still hope. Today, millions of people just like you turn to the online community. More specifacly, they earn money taking paid surveys. This is by far the best job for high school dropouts.

Why? Well simply because you do not need any of the following :

Any High School Diploma
Any Experience In Any Job Sector

In fact, all you need is your brain, a computer with internet connection and you are ready to start working. It's seems simple right? Well it is except the part where you have to find the high paying survey sites. I mention this because there are millions of survey sites on the web right now but only a few of them actually pay you the money you deserve to get. Let alone the sites that don't pay you at all. But with a simple trick, this phase can be passed in a breeze.

The trick is to use forums to your advantage because people on them are willing to share their experience with the real and scam survey sites. Use the big forums because those are usually established with loyal members which means you will get honest answers. Avoid the smaller ones because there are chances you will end up in a scam site or one that isn't a high paying one. There are many scammers on them just waiting to catch you and waste your time.

Once you have found a high paying survey site, you will be earning cash right from your pc!




Here is review of Jobs For High School Dropouts

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

How to Reduce High School Dropouts by Half


Interview with Dr. Brian E. Walsh, Author of "Unleashing Your Brilliance: Tools & Techniques to Achieve Personal, Professional and Academic Success."

Reader Views' Managing Editor, Irene Watson, is pleased to interview Dr. Brian E. Walsh. Dr. Walsh is the author of Unleashing your Brilliance: Tools & Techniques to Achieve Personal, Professional and Academic Success.

Irene: What inspired you to write a book that deals with learning patterns of the brain?

Brian: I became a hypnotherapist a few years back. Part of my study included brain hemispheric differences. One of the most intriguing aspects was that, not only do we have a dominant brain and hand, we also have dominant feet, eyes, and ears. How an individual is neurologically wired can result in one of 32 possible learning styles. How many teachers and trainers know that? This information sparked my interest in accelerated learning. Actually, I prefer the term enriched learning. It isn't speed, it's the quality of learning that that is critical.

Irene: In your book you talk about the various forms of intelligence. The one that we are most familiar with is the "IQ" measurement. Two that you mention are spatial and musical. Explain some of the other forms that we possess.

Brian: Well the "IQ" measurement is not only ethnocentric, but is also bias against students who have smarts in intelligences other than mathematical, logical, and linguistic. School systems cater to the left-brain, and students wired that way do well in school. The other intelligences are, spatial, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, and the most under-appreciated: kinesthetic intelligence. Kinesthetic people need to move, touch, and experience in order to learn. Those high in this intelligence often have a very difficult time in school. Occasionally, they are mistakenly labeled as hyperactive, and subsequently drugged. A large number of high-school dropouts are kinesthetic learners.

Irene: By hyperactive, do you mean many young children are diagnosed as having ADD or ADHD? If so, why do you believe they are misdiagnosed and drugged?

Brian: Yes, I do mean ADHD, and I am not saying that misdiagnosis takes place in the majority of cases. ADD and ADHD are simply behavioral disorders. Not all cases should be treated with drugs. Most teachers and physicians are ignorant of the basic three learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic). Few teacher colleges include these concepts in their curricula. Often the approach is to just cure the symptom. An overworked physician reverts to drugs as the easy way out. There are a number of programs available to deal with these issues, Brain Gym being just one of them.

Irene: You believe that creative and critical thinking are not common skills. It is believed by some, however, that logical concepts of everyday reasoning and problem-solving are innate. What is your basis for your theory?

Brian: I agree that these skills are with us naturally at first. Unfortunately, in school, there is greater reward for being right instead of exploring alternatives. We become programmed to find the "right" answer, then stop looking. This results in limited thinking. When I say that these are not common skills, I mean that students are encouraged to get the test answers right rather than explore unorthodox concepts.

Irene: Give us some examples of unorthodox concepts.

Brian: Perhaps a better phrase would be to allow random, intuitive, creative discovery -- to permit, indeed encourage, out-of-the-box thinking. By narrowing the scope to the one correct answer, open frank, and expanded thought is inhibited.

Irene: Discipline, and how it is administered in schools, is a touchy subject. You have expressed that classrooms actually work against learning. Please explain your thinking.

Brian: This is a reference to the kinesthetic learners. For them to sit still in class is hell. They squirm, they fidget, they drum their fingers, they shake their legs. They often thrive in the earlier grades, because there is some activity. As they get older, they are expected to "act" more maturely. Most teachers haven't a clue about the advantages of kinesiology exercises, such as the cross-crawl. A host of these activities can drive fresh oxygenated blood to the brain, and concurrently stimulate cross-hemispheric brain activity. Whole brain learning is achieved. While I'm on this subject, water is crucial to energy and learning. Dehydration is a major cause of fatigue and impaired brain functioning. A person who is just 5% dehydrated has already lost 30% of cognitive ability.

Irene: The cross-crawl exercise is also used by some people with dyslexia to stimulate cross-hemispheric brain activity. The results have been notable. Do you believe that dyslexic people are often misdiagnosed also?

Brian: Well, dyslexia is a label indicating a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It shows up in reading and spelling. Strange that dyslexics are called disabled, since many are average to above average intelligence. To answer your question, absolutely, some people are misdiagnosed. I am so encouraged by the great research of Dr. Carla Hannaford in hemispheric dominance. I believe that kinesiology will play a greater role in education in the years to come.

Irene: In chapter nine of Unleashing Your Brilliance you cover the benefits of hypnosis for the purpose of a student having more discipline and organization in their learning structure. What other practical reasons would a student benefit from hypnosis?

Brian: I am careful in my use of the words hypnosis and trance in reference to learning. Let me put it this way: The ideal learning state is known as "relaxed alertness". In actuality, this is a light trance. Most people do not understand that information hits the subconscious mind first. Only a very little of the incoming data reaches the conscious mind. This is the central theme for my book. If you truly understand that information is processed by the subconscious first, then you can adapt your learning methods to take advantage of this fact.

Irene: Basically, you are talking about being in the Alpha level of consciousness. Would you explain to our reading audience the various levels and what activity occurs in those levels.

Brian: The brain wave frequencies are designated by the terms Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta. Our normal state of consciousness oscillates between Beta (full awareness) and high Alpha (light level of trance - daydream). Some hypnotherapy is accomplished at various levels of Alpha since a person is highly suggestible in this state. The deeper level of Theta is reached in hypnosis, meditation, and light sleep. Twenty minutes of Theta trance is as beneficial as a few hours of sleep. The Delta level (very slow brain wave frequency) is occasionally reached in hypnosis, and is reached during dreamless deep sleep in the first few hours of sleep. This is the most valuable period of the night's sleep, since it is in Delta that the necessary cell repair and regeneration takes place.

Irene: At what age should a person start using hypnosis for enhancing learning skills?

Brian: Interesting question. Have you ever wondered why children learn so easily? Children are already in trance. Their brain waves are slower than adults express in their fully-conscious state. Hypnosis is evidenced by slower brain waves. I believe that with proper instruction in self-hypnosis, a student can begin as early as the age of 7.

Irene: Thank you for your interview. I find this subject very fascinating and could talk to you much longer but we need to wrap it up. Is there anything at this time that you would like the reading audience to know about you or your book?

Brian: I am passionate about this subject. My mission is to reach people, students or adults, who have any thoughts that they don't have the smarts to get ahead. Most of us have been processed through the factories that are called schools. School boards have limited budgets, and this puts pressure on the teachers. There are no simple answers. I recommend that parents be assertive. If they get a grasp of learning styles, multiple intelligences, kinesiology, and how the brain learns, they will be in a much more powerful position to assist their children. Students of all ages must take charge of their own learning. Relying on conventional schooling is not enough.




Irene Watson is Managing Editor of Reader Views, a book review service based in Austin, Texas. http://www.readerviews.com She the author of her memoir, "The Sitting Swing."




Monday, November 5, 2012

Problems of Many High School Dropouts


Do you have a son or daughter who is struggling in high school and wants to quit?

What problems do high school dropouts face, anyway?

As you are guiding your young adult, you might want to keep the following in mind.

-- Employment Challenges

Most people understand the difficulties of locating a job that can provide a living wage. Add to that basic challenge the lack of a good education and high school dropouts quite simply stack the deck against themselves.

Without a high school diploma or its equivalent, many ex-students find themselves chasing jobs rather than holding them. Especially in the current uncertain economic times, a high school dropout can find himself competing for jobs alongside degreed applicants.

The foundational qualities of a good education cannot be overstated. Communicating this profound truth to your son or daughter may be extremely difficult, however.

Consider browsing through a career website or classified jobs section of your local paper with your teen. Ask what careers interest him and why. Then talk about what qualifications those positions require - and why! For example, does your teen want a dental hygienist who dropped out of school working on his teeth? Why not?

-- Poverty

It's no surprise that without a competent education, many high school dropouts face the problem and pain of poverty. The real problem here is not their lack of funds, since many college students and new graduates also face living on the cheap while they get established in their new positions.

The real issue here is that a high-school dropout quite possibly is looking at a lifetime of poverty. There are exceptions, of course. As an example, the ex-student who recognizes the difficulties in front of her, can make an about-face and enter the world of entrepreneurism without much of a formal education.

This scenario can and does occur, but is rare. In most instances, it is much easier to lay a strong foundation of education down first and build on that then to exclusively attend the school of hard knocks. However, both ways do work!

-- Added frustrations

Young adults who drop out of high school face more than just financial and career hurdles in the real world. Their lack of education can reveal itself in other ways, too.

For example, these young adults often hinder their own judgment and perspective when they severely limit their education. A good education is not just about academics; a large portion of it is in learning about oneself and the surrounding world. About how we can reasonably take our place and be contributing.

Some ex-students have a perception that "the world" is standing in their way. They get angry and frustrated at their seeming lack of options. Sometimes this can lead to depression, or even alcohol or drug abuse. Teens who get to this point often find it increasingly difficult to muster up the courage, tenacity and discipline necessary to turn around such a downward cycle.

-- The rest of the picture

Thankfully, there are alternatives to these dismal scenarios. The ex-student who can take an honest look at herself and consider the following can make the changes needed to turn her life around.

* Why did she drop out of high school? The real reason and not the socially acceptable one she's been telling her friends.

* Does she have an untapped drive or ambition (nearly always the case) that was simply not being developed in a traditional school setting?

* Has she taken an honest look at the way the real world works? Not the fleeting, flashy and image-based world of the media, but the real and every day world of history, faith and community?

The problems of many high school dropouts are real and potentially severe. However, these challenges do not have to be life-limiting. One of the best parts of being an adult is that you can choose a new path.

A new way of doing things.

Starting today.

Consider introducing the young adult in your life to a new way of looking at their future.




Colleen Langenfeld has been parenting for over 28 years and helps other moms enjoy mothering more at http://www.paintedgold.com. Visit her website and get more information about the problems of many high school dropouts today.




Saturday, November 3, 2012

Jobs For High School Dropouts - Earn Money, No Diploma Necessary


Are you a high school dropout that is looking for work! Well the good thing for you is that the internet exists for people who do not even have a college degree! If you are trying to succeed on the internet, then you definitely have a bright future ahead of you as long as you keep working hard!

Okay, so you want to earn money with no diploma, what are some of the jobs on the internet if you do not have a diploma or a degree? Well there is plenty that include but are not limited to paid online surveys, affiliate marketing, starting an online e-store, and many other things, the possibilities are endless!

Paid Online Surveys
Paid online surveys is probably one of the easiest ways to make money because all you have to do is accept an invitation to take survey, take about 10-15 minutes to fill out the survey and get paid 3-10$ for every survey that you do.

It is literally that easy. There are many survey places that do this process in person, but with the rapid expansion of the internet, you can now do it from your house. This is one of the best ways to make money online because of the ease and accessibility for anybody. People also use this step so they can start some other businesses on the internet! Why not start today and figure out how you can maximize internet income through paid surveys without a college degree. So Start Today!




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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Online Jobs For High School Dropouts


Are there Legit Online Jobs For High School Dropouts?

There are free legitimate Opportunities work at home careers. Finding a legitimate business is becoming one of the best ways to earn extra income. Many high school drop outs are turning to this popular alternative in order to bring in a paycheck, and spend more time with their family. An internet job is not far fetched anymore. Companies post job offers all the time, that's employment information that YOU need to know.

Most of the time, I found that there is no one way that is perfect fit for anyone when it comes to what jobs types they think they can do. Working at home requires a lot of creativity, so don't fall into a self-imposed trap wondering how you are going to have time and money to learn a completely new trade and skill. Instead take a good look at your current situation.

Technology is opening up new opportunities for former students, students, parents, and others who want to work from home. Finding and landing legitimate, profitable work still isn't easy, but here is a venue to try. How about looking into jobs online. Working online has put over $460.00 into my banking account a week and whats so great about it is that I'm doing this from my home. Not to mention I didn't graduate from high school. I can finally say I'm working from home with out a high school diploma, making good money. This opportunity was presented to me 2 years ago and with the tutorial's and training provided you cant fail.

Online advertising has skyrocketed over the past few years. Companies worldwide are looking for people like you and me to type their ads online and post them and are willing to pay us to do just that. I have been doing this for 2 years now and it works this is truly a real online job.

Requirements to work from home are not at all difficult all you need is a computer, and internet access. All you will be doing is posting ads for companies and submitting them in various online forms.




You will have step by steps guides and image tutorials. This opportunity is made available to all who choose to better themselves.. Living with out a high school diploma, no college degree is not the end of the world. In fact this is a secure way to earn money from home, helping companies that are in high demand today.

You can never go wrong with this line of work. Enjoy the stability of working a job that will never cause any financial hardship do to the economy performance.




Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Jobs For High School Dropouts


If you are a high school dropout, you probably know how hard it is to find a decent job with no education. It may seem like a hopeless road of minimum wage jobs with no opportunity for advancement. Unfortunately, this is the case more often than not. However, there are some jobs out there for high school dropouts. There are ways to make money without a high school education, and there are ways that you can do it in this economy.

One good place to start if you are a school dropout looking for work is your local unemployment office. They have a large list of jobs. Of course, some of them require a high school diploma, but not all of them do. It may take some time to look and find the right job, but be patient. Use your resources and make sure to ask someone which jobs are the best for people with little to no education.

The next place you should look for jobs if you are a school dropout is temp agencies. While many of these require an education to get started, there are also those exceptions as with the unemployment office.

Now the best thing to do would be to study and get your GED, or General Education Diploma. This serves as a high school diploma and will help you have a better chance at getting the job you want, but if you are not able to do this, just know that there are jobs there out there for you and that with a little hard work and dedication, you will be able to find the ones that are better than just flipping burgers all day.




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