Implementation in Advocacy/Guidanace/Post-Secondary Preparation (Articles) - 1 views
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An environment without risk fails to prepare students for life outside the classroom, a world of risk taking. Allowing students to experience measured risks, in a supportive community, models the real-world paradigm where choices naturally entail risk.
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lisa noe on 30 Jul 15I agree. Many students struggle to make the transition to college or the workforce after high school because they are not prepared. Taking risks in a supportive environment and learning how to adapt to change will increase a student's potential for success.
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At the same time, these teachers are often pressured by school administrators, policymakers, and politicians to raise graduation rates. Too often, the pressure to “do something” conflicts with the need to actually arm students with the real skills they need to achieve success in post-secondary education or work. Instead of challenging students to raise their performance to the level they must reach to be successful, too often credit recovery “solutions” have lowered the bar for passing.
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If we think we should pat ourselves on the back for "helping" a student graduate, we are seriously mistaken. We all know that even though they possess a diploma life will still be difficult for them. Their choices will be limit. We need to look for ways to create career pathways, such as those we have discussed in this course, to provide students the skills (trade/vocation) they will need to be marketable and employable if they choose to enter the workforce instead of continuing with postsecondary schooling.
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