are the government and parents are to blame for the high drop out rate in schools?

Answer 1

I would say the government and society are the places to put the blame though some parents are as well. Yes there are laws that state kids be in school but then you also have those that skip so then the blame is on the kids to a point.

If you are talking the reason is because the education we have seems to be bad then government is to blame. They want all these different kinds of things to be done in the public sector at the minimum. Bush wants all the kids tested during the year...where are they learning anything besides trying to learn how to take a test? Where do they learn about the things important to get them into college or universities? This No Child Left Behind crap is just that. I have a son who is learning delayed and with the testing being the main focus on this how is his problems going to be addressed by the school when government lays it on the line that this will be done and not worry about the kid that has troubles. I just find it ludicrous that kids have to suffer for this and then in high school since they did not get the help needed they drop out....that is the part of the question I am most worried with.

As for the parents that do not care and the kids that think they do not need that diploma they need to rethink their ideas a bit. Without a diploma you can not get a good enough job. Even with one it is hard to get one that pays enough. Also that diploma will help you go into the military service, college, job area, and even into some very good things.

IN all I think that this whole country needs to step up and address the issue.

Answer 2

Parents are!
Some state are trying to stop it by not allowing children to obtain a work permit or divers license unless you are in school. But I think that it is pretty sad that the government has to help raise children and that some parents are incapable of keeping a kid in school. Yes i know that their are certain situations that a child has to quit school to help out at home or with an ailing parent but that is no excuse not to get your GED or diploma later.
Some drop-outs say that it was boring and that they were not learning anything or that they just did not like it. I am sorry but life is not about being able to do things you want all of the time but doing things that you have to. Then you can do what you like. Yes the government could spend more on education and invest in our young. They are our future!

Answer 3

There are several reasons for drop outs.
Clearly one is lack of parental guidance and discipline. But it is very hard for single parents or parents who are working 2 jobs just to keep food on the table to find the time and the energy to keep their kids on the right track. Perhaps people should postpone having kids until they can support them properly; or, perhaps there needs to be an acknowledgment by society that most kids benefit by having a stay at home parent--and then making that possible financially.
In my opinion, the major problem is the all-around lack of discipline. I'm not advocating heavy duty corporal punishment, but I am advocating significant consequences for bad behavior, especially in schools. Suspending those kids for disruptive behavior is often what they want because then they are free to stay home or roam the streets.
The government regulations forbidding discipline in schools and the attitude that if a kid is not learning, it's the teachers' fault, has to change. Kids don't learn to respect education; instead they are told to expect school to be 'fun' and 'entertaining.' When it doesn't turn out that way, the kids quit.
Mostly though, it comes down to kids getting good parental guidance so that they can resist peer pressure to drop out and get into trouble.

Answer 4

Yes parents are to blame and not the government when I was in middle school my grades started to drop but my parents pushed me to learn and they punished me everytime i got a bad grade and then by high school I was an average A student, and now here I am in college. If parents push them to do it they wont drop out.

Answer 5

Parents solely are to blame. It is not the government's job to rasie children. it is a PARENTING issue. If the parents will not enforce children attending school and doing their work, it will not ever happen. The government should NOT have to step in and force the point. THIS is what people complain about with Government invading their personal lives. So don't give them reason to DO it.

Answer 6

It's a combination of the two. Bad schools and bad parenting. Schools in poor neighborhoods are terrible. Teachers leave as soon as someone offers them $20 more a month. I don't blame them. What we need is equal funding for schools. ALL tax money is pooled and divided up equally. I know most people won't agree with that, but there isn't any other answer.

Answer 7

I say both. I mean the government tries to make it better if you stay in school...like free schooling and financial aide but when you can go to welfare and get free money food and shelter. Who would want to earn a degree to get a high paying job. And parents due to if they don't emphasize that without a high school degree they will not have anything and shelter their kids the world is cruel. And i also blame the kids themselves. No one put a gun to their head and said "Be a looser for the rest of your life"

Answer 8

i am a high school student and i know about this. i mean most of the students in my school don't give a crap about anything but the next dance and that hot guy they sit next to in biology. they don't care about GRADES or school. so if they have everything they want, why finish school?

the parents aren't to blame so much as the students. sure they have a role in it, but they can't CONTROL us. you know? they try but it just doesn't work.

government really has a part. the whole testing thing? okay so WHEN are we going to need to learn how to test? i mean all we learn nowadays are about the stupid testing. i mean testing is not accurate. some people who are really smart freeze up during tests, you know? and rebels can find a way to cheat. testing is unfair and is probably part of the high drop out rate.

Answer 9

I just graduated from high school after two years why didn't I dropped out. Becasue I had a solid foundation for education. But speaking form a psychological point of view the cause of most high schools dropped is because problems faced at home. For example a single mother rising three kids where is their dad they don't know.

Answer 10

A child can make their own choices to do good at school, despite learning conditions. I think it is partly every ones fault, the child for not showing initiative, the parents for not pushing the child to do well, the teachers who don't always have exciting ways of teaching or the resources to, and the government for not making sure these schools have the proper resources.