Why do you teachers tend to act very sad when you see students drop out of high school?
955915
I'm not a teacher, but I think I can answer this in part.\nThose who do NOT graduate from High School tend to earn much less money over the course of their lives.  There are rare exceptions to this. While earning money isn't the only important thing in life, it can help you do those things that you want to do.\nFurthermore, as a drop out, you may not realize your full potential for your life, since so many employers or associations will not give you a chance without that diploma.\nFinally, the teachers spend a lot of time, mental sweat and emotion on their students.  They know the things I mentioned above, and they've also see other people with potential throw it away by not finishing school.  It's a personal loss for them.\nHigh school may seem difficult and/or time consuming now, but it will seem like a missed chance when you look back on it in a few years.
224569
You see, it's like this.  Teachers are bitter, old, mean people who can't stand the idea that kids are going home and have nothing to do but watch TV and play video games.  So they assign homework.  Sometimes they assign LOTS of homework.  Most of the time they just throw it away when you turn it in.  They don't want to bother correcting it ... they're gonna go home and watch TV and play video games.\n\nOr they want to help you learn.  I don't know which.
321877
If an educator is not seeking continued professional growth then that must be a personal decision they have made.  In my opinion if they are not seeking continued professional growth, then they are in the wrong field.  Alot of times it is just not the teachers fault that they have low studednt achievement!!  This could be an either/or situation.  It could be either the teacher is really not putting their all into teaching or the student refuses to learn.  So I feel that both the students and teachers are at fault.  Who can really say.  Do you understand??  I hope this helps you.
1045902
at the end of your schools add drop.
786514
I understand your frustration.  I have taught high school for 8 years and it is very discouraging at times to see the situations that exist in the classroom.  First of all, there is a mandate that Special Education students be mainstreamed into the general classroom population.  I have had a class of 34 students with 9 Spec. Ed. students (this is becoming more and more typical).  There are supposed to be teacher's aides to help in classes like that, but school budgets are spent so unwisely, at times, that there is no money for a teacher's aide for every teacher with a significant amount of Spec. Ed. students (who either have a learning disability, a behavioral disability, or an emotional disability).  This leaves the teacher and the students at a disadvantage.  Teachers now use more time on class management than on class instruction.  And, it's not just because of Spec. Ed. students.  For some reason many students like to "dumb down" on their own as to not be ridiculed by their peers for being too smart, a nerd, or a "lame".  School administration look at teachers with disdain and often let go of teachers with too high of a failure rate, so many teachers, when presented with a class or classes that do not produce on the expected level then create a curriculum that they feel the students have a chance to pass, even if it does not prepare a student to be on level.  Our educational system is in deep need of reforms that work, not just reforms that look good on paper but have no substance or effectiveness in the classroom or to the students.  I try to prepare students for high school and beyond, whether they are college bound, interested in vocational training, or ready to work once they graduate.  Teaching is a many tiered profession (teacher, counselor, mentor) if children are to be educated properly.  I worry about the same things you do, but I also know that the big decisions about education often do not rest upon  teachers' shoulders, but on an administration that is often too long out of the classroom to remember or know the things that work and the things that do not.  I only hope that it gets better before it continues getting worse.
298508
Most of those kids have NO CLUE as to the reason they are walking out of school.   They simply desire to get out of as many classes as possible.   \n\nAlso, it was noted by many teachers on Friday that the kids that left school were the ones who had the lowest grades!!\n\nTHEY DON"T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!
961317
A love for the job or an IDEAL of wanting to help kids.  Without that, you're just going to end up the bitter old teacher that everyone hates to have.
108882
Not all teachers are cruel to students. The ones who are, probably don't know any other way to control their class. It's not a very good excuse, but being the only adult in a room full of kids is an intimidating experience. Especially if the kids aren't paying attention. Usually, the 'cruel' teachers have good sides too. You just have to follow the rules to get on, and stay on, that good side.
445736
People are depressed that they have to go back to work or school.
315129
There were many reasons i dropped out of school...i was way to much of a partyer, didn't like to wake up early.. my dad died when i was 16, never felt like going to school, just sat in my room and cried.. there was nothing the school did to make me drop out, i dont ever think its the schools fault, there is nothing they could do diffrent, its all on us
188636
Too me yes and no. When i was in Middle school i was looking forward to high school as a new start. I thought it was going to be great! That's when all the teachers came in and started stating that high school is so hard and that people don't care about you there and its just one big place with a bunch of bad people doing bad things. These where the teachers that were suppose to be supporting me! So i was so worried going to high school and when i got there i noticed it was great! it was just like middle school but there was a whole lot of more people and you get a bit more Independence homework and school wise. So i guess high school is different in some ways but its a whole lot better then middle school. There are a lot more people that you get to know and you classes will have different people in them but it just opens the door to new friends.
45704
I have a couple of reasons. One teachers look for qualities in students that are often contrary to those sought after in peer relationships in adolesence. Youth is often about rebellion and if a student is seen as working within the set limits then other students may see them as being also something to rebel against. Another reason is that as teachers we were often ridiculed when we were younger and we identify with the students who maybe don't fit in quite as well. But it is funny in college the ones who were the teachers favorites often become the leaders.
587084
well i have a couple\nthey have less of a social life and interaction with other people and because of that if they later decide to start going to public school in high school like a few people i know did they are kind of thought of as being nerdy and dont really know a lot of the slang...which i suppose is also a good thing sometimes, but they have to learn everything like that.
536619
I personally don't, but I would imagine that they have all kinds of thoughts going on in their heads as to what might have prevented you from finishing High School through the normal means.  Unfortunately most of those thoughts are negative.\n\nMy friend dropped out, and got her GED, so she could graduate EARLY and start College early!
905671
mostly they drop out for drugs and boy-friends/ girl-friends that droped out too. or just for the fact that they hate people at school.\na case of making teens to go back in school is to give them small prividleges like candy or even music to make them feel confortable with the school and staff.
558727
Most kids drop out of high school because they are not motivated to learn. It seems like their future is "not there" for them. And some people have no one to push them to do their best in school.\n\nAnd, to tell you the truth, some kids drop out because their parents don't check on them, just like I did. I just quit going because I did not want to read, actually because I did not want to be a "burden" to anyone. And guess what...I made the biggest mistake a woman can make: I "fell in love" with a loser.\n\nBut there's always hope.
170123
A teacher who cannot communicate well is seldom hired.  Students must be able to discern what the teacher asks them to do in order to succeed.  Teachers who do not communicate well with the public often create confusion that is referred up the ladder to the principal, who does NOT enjoy having to clean up the mess.  Thus, such a teacher would not be retained since they create more work than they do.