Accelerating the Learning of Low-Achieving Students: The Transformation of a Dropout

Autor/inn/en	Finnan, Christine; Chasin, Gene
Titel	Accelerating the Learning of Low-Achieving Students: The Transformation of a Dropout
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 88 (2007) 8, S.625-629 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Dropouts; High Risk Students; High School Students; Nontraditional Education; African American Students; Acceleration (Education); Academic Achievement; Educational Environment; Relevance (Education); Work Experience Programs; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Problemschüler; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Schulleistung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Relevance; Relevanz
Abstract	Anthony, a stocky, muscular, young African American man with a smile that exudes warmth and enthusiasm, chose a path taken by far too many of his peers: he became a high school dropout. He started down this path long before he entered his urban high school in Wisconsin in 1997. Throughout his years in school, he had never been pushed to excel, and no one had taken the time to build on his potential. Anthony quickly adopted the attitude that school was a boring waste of time. He saw himself as an academic failure, and his middle school, judging by the academic record that he had created, agreed. By 1999, Anthony had officially dropped out of school. However, when Anthony dropped out, a counselor at his high school told him that he might want to think about a program offered by Affiliated Alternatives, an alternative school affiliated with Accelerated Schools plus, the national school reform model. Affiliated Alternatives brings together four alternative programs for students who are at risk of failure or have already dropped out: (1) Alternative Education Resource Options; (2) Cluster Program; (3) School-Age Parent Program; and (4) Work and Learn Center. Anthony was eligible for the Work and Learn Center, an alternative program designed for students who are close to completing high school but can benefit from the linking of school and work experiences. In this article, the authors explain how Anthony, with the help of Affiliated Alternatives, has been able to succeed against all odds. (Contains 14 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10