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Students who regularly cut classes and skip school say their parents are largely unaware of their failure to attend school, according to “Skipping to Nowhere,” a report released today by the Get Schooled Foundation .

Besides that, these students don’t believe that their lower-than-average attendance will create any barriers to their eventual goals of graduating high school, attending college or getting a job. Often, they are wrong.

“Students who miss more than 10 days of school are more than 20 percent less likely to graduate from high school than their peers, and those same students have 25 percent lower likelihood of ever enrolling in any type of college,” the report says, citing the work of Robert Balfanz and Vaughan Byrnes from Johns Hopkins University’s Everyone Graduates Center .

In fact, 7 million students miss 18 or more days of school each year, according to the report, “ The Importance of Being in School: A Report on Absenteeism on the Nation’s Public Schools,” from those two researchers.

Who are the skippers? Hart Research conducted interviews in late June with 516 teens at malls in 25 cities to learn about their school attendance habits. Researchers found that students who do skip tend to skip a lot—46 percent of skippers are absent at least part of the day about once a week or more. Skipping school becomes an established behavior by the end of 9th grade, the researchers discovered.

Interestingly, the skippers come from all socioeconomic, racial and geographic backgrounds. The Get Schooled research indicates that 57 percent grew up in a two-parent home; 34 percent have one or more parent who graduated from college; 33 percent have a parent who dropped out of high school. Two-thirds report that they come from homes with average or above-average incomes.

Most teens believed that their parents were clueless about their children’s absence from school: 42 percent said their parents “never” or “rarely” know when they skip school. “This is despite the fact that 65 percent of these same students said their teachers, principals and others have talked to them about their skipping habits,” according to the report.

Teens skip for one main reason: ennui. More than 61 percent of school skippers find school boring and uninteresting. When they are not in school, nearly two-thirds reported that they are most likely “hanging out with friends.”

Reversing the Behavior

What works to keep students in class, and in school? The students themselves identified three factors:

  • Raise awareness about the importance of attendance. If students understood the consequences of their absences, they would be much less likely to skip, they said.
  • Make school more engaging. Students yearn for a connection between their “real lives” and what they learn in school. Relevance matters.
  • Deliver the right message with the right messengers. Parents, a trusted teacher, and a respected artist, athlete, or celebrity can have a dramatic effect on student decisionmaking when it comes to school attendance.

New York City schools, at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have piloted programs with the Get Schooled Foundation to reverse absenteeism. Because there are also public safety implications—almost 80 percent of all juveniles arrested had been chronically absent prior to their arrest—the mayor created an interagency task force to tackle the problem two years ago.

The city created an evidence-based model of mentoring called Success Mentors, and used “wake up” calls recorded by a variety of celebrities that students could request to help them get out of bed and to school on time.

The city also focused on parent engagement in elementary and middle schools by holding various summits at the schools.

“The one area that has been most successful is when we can report a success about a student. When we had a summit for chronically absent students and their families, we looked for any improvement—like five straight days of attendance—and we reported that. The parents are so used to being contacted by school when there’s a problem,” said Leslie Cornfield from Bloomberg’s office. “The response (to positive news) was overwhelming.” What Parents Can Do

“Parents are the very first line of defense when it comes to absenteeism or skipping school,” said National PTA President Betsy Landers, who participated in a webinar yesterday about the Get Schooled study. “Parents have to talk to their children about the significance of attendance.”

“Back to school season is a great time to talk about this, for parents to set good habits...There are literally more than 100 ways parents can be involved, from sharing their expectations, to setting goals with a teacher and deciding with the teacher the best way to stay in touch. A few simple actions will help parents know if our children are skipping school.”

Among the Get Schooled resources that can benefit parents of teens:

An Attendance Calculator that allows parents to input the number of days their child has missed to see how this may impact their test scores and graduation rates.

Wake Up Calls allow students to sign up for an automated wake-up call with a recorded morning message from some of their favorite celebrities, including Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, Chris Rock, and Tyra Banks. Thus far, more than 55,000 students have signed up for celebrity wake-up calls.

Schools can participate in friendly attendance challenges. Todd Peterson, an assistant principal at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, reported that his school won one of these. “We increased our average daily attendance from 90 percent to 93 percent, and took 1,600 kids on buses to see the premiere of a movie. That was exciting, and the kids were so proud of it,” he said.

A version of this news article first appeared in the K-12 Parents and the Public blog.

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A New York City pilot program found success by tracking and sharing student attendance data, assigning mentors, and communicating with parents.

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When it comes to tackling the problem of  chronic absenteeism , students who already have a track record of skipping class can be a particularly tough crowd to sway. But a  new report  out of New York City—where one out of every five students missed a month or more of school last year—suggests an intensive community-wide initiative is gaining ground. First, some background: chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10 percent of the instructional days over the course of an academic year, which amounts to about 18 days in the average district. The national advocacy group  Attendance Works  considers chronic absenteeism as an early warning system that too many schools, parents and students are failing to heed.

Compounding the challenge, researchers say, is that the scope of the problem is largely unreported. That's because the statistic typically reported by schools is average daily attendance, which can mask the fact that many students are missing significant amounts of seat time. (I've written previously about  some of the reasons  why kids say they skip class, and  the role motivation can play  in their academic success). It's also important to note that it's not just the later grades that matter. A recent Chicago study found  absenteeism in preschool  contributed to social-emotional developmental delays as well as academic hurdles that students were still trying to overcome years down the road.

Now on to the New York City  report , compiled by the  Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, which looked at the impact of a task force created by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2010 to address the city's high rate of school absenteeism. The task force's pilot program was aimed at at-risk students and launched with 25 high-need schools in its first year and has since grown to 100 schools with more than 60,000 students participating. The initiative crafted an intensive network of mentors, support services, staff training, better tracking and sharing of data of individual student attendance, and community outreach—particularly to parents.

Among the  key findings  of the report:

  • Students living in poverty were 15 percent less likely to be absent at the task force schools than their peers at similar campuses. The gains were even greater for students living in temporary shelters—they were 31 percent less likely to be absent. The city's Department of Homeless Services was given access to student data and staff received specialized training and support. One city official told the researchers, "It seems like common sense, but until now we just didn’t have the tools, data, or knowledge to do it," according to the report.
  • Assigning mentors to work one-on-one with students was the most successful intervention, with kids adding an average of nine days (nearly two full school weeks) of attendance per school year. High school students working with mentors were 52 percent more likely to be enrolled the following academic year than their comparison peers, suggesting the program also contributed to dropout prevention.
  • Students who were chronically absent in the 2009-10 academic year at the task force schools were 20 percent more likely to still be in school three years later when compared to similarly situated students at campuses that didn't participate in the task force's programs. That suggests the initiative was also effective as a means of dropout prevention.

A couple of takeaways that particularly caught my attention: The Johns Hopkins researchers point out that much of what the task force accomplished could be carried over into other cities, and be funded by reallocating existing resources—an important consideration for cash-strapped districts. What's also worth highlighting is that schools, public agencies, and community organizations effectively joined forces to focus their combined energies on a common goal. That kind of multi-pronged approach is critical, the report's authors concluded, noting that "no school system can tackle this problem alone."

Should any of this be a surprise? Probably not to researchers and policymakers who are increasingly focusing on the growing body of evidence about the long-term effects of even short-term absenteeism. Will it raise the volume on calls for more interventions and programs targeting what many educators consider to be an under-addressed factor in student success? That remains to be heard.

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Research shows that student achievement suffers after only five absences. Students who miss more than ten days of school are more than 20 percent less likely to graduate from high school than their peers and are 25 percent less likely of ever enrolling in any type of college. Those who drop out are two and a half times more likely to be on welfare than high school graduates. Those who do attend college are less likely to be prepared, more likely to enroll in remedial class, and more likely to leave college before earning a degree.

In a recent report from the Get Schooled Foundation, Skipping to Nowhere , more than 500 teens in 25 cities were given in-depth interviews to get an accurate picture of truancy in America. The report found that skipping school is behavior developed by the end of 9th grade. Of current sophomores, juniors and seniors who skip, nearly three quarters of them started skipping in middle school or during their first year of high school. Class cutting transcends socioeconomic, racial, and geographic backgrounds.

The interviews revealed that most students face few or minor immediate consequences for skipping school, and many do not think missing class impacts their grades, their chances of graduating, or whether they’ll attend college. According to the report, more than 80 percent of students who skip school once a week believe it is unlikely they will fall behind in class. Nearly half of skippers are absent at least part of the day about once a week or more and 42 percent of students said their parents “never” or “rarely” know when they skip school. Young people are often unaware that skipping even a few days of school can dramatically affect their grades and even decrease their odds of graduating.

The Get Schooled Foundation’s report supports past research that shows a direct link between family engagement and student achievement. Parents are the most important defense against absenteeism. Following are some tips on how parents can prevent their child from cutting class:

  • Be involved with your teen’s school . Attend Parent’s Night and other school functions. Volunteer within the school. Get to know your teen’s teachers. Be aware of your child’s grades and attendance record. The more involved you are in your teen’s school the more likely your teen will perceive education as important and the less likely they are to skip class.
  • Encourage open communication . Allow your teen to vent about a teacher, a certain class, etc. without providing any judgment. Everyone needs to feel heard and understood. If you believe your child is facing a challenge at school, talk to their teacher.
  • Explain the importance of attendance . Give your child a vision for their future and then explain how skipping school impacts that vision. Tell them some of the statistics from this report and explain that skipping school significantly changes their ability to have a bright future.
  • Live in the real world . Students surveyed expressed a desire for a connection between their ‘real lives’ and what they learn in school. Too often there is a complete disconnect between their lives outside of school, their dreams and hopes for the future and how they spend each day. Draw the lines for them so they can see the usefulness of what they are learning.
  • Repeat the message . When the message to avoid skipping only comes from the school principal, it’s not as effective. Having the message about the importance of attending school come from several sources – parents, teachers, neighbors, the local truancy officer, police, celebrities, athletes, etc. – can have a dramatically stronger effect on student decision-making.
  • Establish consequences for truancy . Tell your teen that skipping school is not acceptable in your family and provide a consequence if you discover they have skipped. Parents should also inform their teens of their local area’s laws for truancy.

Final Thoughts…

According to the US Department of Education, skipping school is one of the first signs of trouble in a young person’s life. When young people start skipping school, they are telling their parents and teachers that they are in trouble or are giving up. Students are truant for different reasons. Yes, some just would rather hang out with their friends than go to school, but others may skip a day of school because they were concerned for their personal safety or did not want to take a test for which they were unprepared. It’s important to find out the reason they are skipping and address it directly. If they are bored, show them the correlation between what they learn and what they want to do in the future. If they are avoiding a test, determine the reason and help them with their studying or provide a tutor. If they are scared for their safety, work with the school to stop bullying. Do not ignore their cry for help… skipping school or cutting class means there is a problem to solve in your teen’s life.

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It seems like a no-brainer: Offer kids a reward for showing up at school, and their attendance will shoot up. But a recent study of third-graders in a slum in India suggests that incentive schemes can do more harm than good.

The study , a working paper released by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , looked at 799 boys and girls. The kids, mostly age 9, were students in several dozen single-classroom schools run by the nonprofit Gyan Shala in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the city of Ahmedabad.

Gyan Shala's program is free and has a reputation for offering decent quality instruction in language, math and science. Still, attendance rates are no better than the average for the region. On any given day, about a quarter of students are absent. Gyan Shala's administrators believe many opt to stay home and play if, say, it's a festival day or a sibling who attends a different school is off or simply because they're not in the mood for class.

So the researchers challenged kids in about half of the classes: Over a designated 38-day period, show up for at least 32 days — that's 85 percent of the time — and get a special gift: two pencils and an eraser.

That might not sound like much. And it's not as if these kids couldn't get a pencil or eraser some other way, notes Sujata Visaria , an economist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a co-author of the study. Still, such items are a treat in the slums where these kids live, Visaria says.

And the erasers weren't run-of-the-mill. "We spent a lot of time trying to make sure what they got would be a little unusual," she says. "Not a plain, drab eraser but something colorful and shaped like an animal."

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The kids could inspect sample erasers before the 38 days kicked off. The prospect of winning the prize certainly provoked interest. The students were nearly twice as likely to attend class during the 38 days. The effect was particularly pronounced among kids whose attendance level had been the lowest before the reward program began. They were now 2.3 times as likely to come to class. By comparison, kids whose attendance level had been the highest before the reward program also improved their attendance, but by somewhat less: They were 1.8 times as likely to come to class.

So far it all seemed logical, says Visaria. As an economist, she would expect a reward program to be most effective with students who don't already have some existing, intrinsic motivation for going to school — like finding class fun.

After the 38 days, rewards were handed out to those who qualified in a special ceremony in front of the rest of the class. The researchers checked back on the kids two more times. And that's when things got surprising.

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The researchers looked at three different categories:

• Kids whose attendance rate was highest in the class before the reward program. They reverted to their baseline level.

• Kids whose attendance rate was lowest but managed to up their attendance enough to win the prize. After the program was over, these kids also reverted to their lower baseline level.

• Kids whose attendance rate was lowest to start off with and who did not improve enough to qualify for the reward. In other words, they failed the challenge. More than 60 percent of the lowest attenders fell into this category. For them, the aftermath was grim. They were now only about one-fourth as likely to show up for class as they had been before the reward scheme was introduced.

What happened? Visaria speculates that for these low-attending students, the incentive program underscored how poor their attendance was. So they may have lost what little motivation they had to begin with. Other findings in the study bolstered that theory. After the reward program concluded, the kids with lower original attendance rates were less likely to feel confident about their scholastic abilities than before.

Visaria says this result was not just unexpected and cautionary but disheartening. She and her fellow researchers had been prepared for the possibility that the reward program would not prove particularly helpful, or that any positive effects would not last. But they never expected it to leave children worse off.

"I almost felt badly about what we had done," she says. "That in the end, we should not have done this reward program at all."

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To start with, parents of a student who skips school lose huge amounts of money (given that it is not the student who pays for studying). In the United States, free education is a rare privilege; every single class skipped is worth a certain amount of money. Whether a student studies at high school, college, or university, it does not matter— the average cost of a skipped class is in the range between $50 to $100 (IFR). If a student chooses to skip classes regularly, it will cost him or her or his or her parents a lot of money annually, without getting the result: education and knowledge. The likeliness to get lower grades when skipped classes is another consequence. Whereas those who stay in class obtain at least some knowledge, even if they are not bright, a person who skips classes is at higher risks of obtaining no knowledge at all. Besides, teachers may have a bias toward such a student, and will treat him or her unfairly even though this person might be bright and studied the subject on his or her own. Needless to say, this situation can lead to a failure during exams or getting expelled from an educational institution (FRI). According to research, only five absences is usually enough for a student’s academic performance to drop. Five more absences would most likely lead to a decreased chance to graduate a particular educational institution: on average, skippers are about 20% less likely to successfully graduate. If a student studies at high school, he or she has a 25% less chance to enter any type of higher education institution. They are also 2.5 times more likely to have to live on welfare compared to their more disciplined peers ( Middle Earth ). Skipping classes has yet another not-so-obvious consequence: a student is more likely to become engaged in activities that neither the American society nor the legislative system would approve. Skipping classes does not always imply staying at home; more likely, a student would spend their time outdoors, and chances to get involved in antisocial behavior (substance abuse, shoplifting, gambling, and so on) increase. No need to say it can cause a person to enter prison eventually. Skipping classes is not so harmless as it might seem. It is a direct waste of money for all those who have to pay for the education—and such people are the majority. Students who skip classes are more likely to get lower grades and face a biased attitude from their teachers; moreover, they have lower chances to successfully graduate, and enroll in a college—of any type. Such students are also more likely to live on welfare, and get engaged in antisocial behavior. Therefore, this problem should be treated with all possible attention from teachers, parents, and authorities.

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Skipping class has big societal impact, experts say

Skipping class has big societal impact, experts say

Skipping class only two days a month adds up to nearly five weeks of missed school a year. This is the reality for a growing number of students who are labelled with ‘chronic absenteeism’.

School is the place where you learn crucial knowledge about the world, develop social skills with your peers and learn the importance of discipline.

However, with 15.6 percent of students in Michigan alone being chronically absent in the 2016/17 academic year, many students are missing out on core development milestones that school provides.

Education experts say chronic absenteeism, which starts as early as kindergarten, increases the likelihood that children are unable to read well by third grade, fail classes in middle school and drop out of high school, reports The Detroit News .

“The reality is they are missing school, no matter what the reason is. The data is clear on the negative outcomes. If you aren’t there, you aren’t being successful,” said Kyle Guerrant, deputy superintendent of finance and operations with the Michigan Department of Education.

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Last school year, kindergartners had the highest rates of chronic absenteeism among all grades, with seniors being close behind, according to The Detroit News . About 20.4 percent of kindergartners were chronically absent while 20.2 percent of seniors were.

The statistics also reveal a worrying social trend, with African-American students having the highest rates of chronic absenteeism at 31.9 percent. Students with disabilities, considered economically disadvantaged and those who were identified as homeless, were also more likely to be chronically absent.

If chronic absenteeism is prevalent among certain disadvantaged minorities, it is unlikely these students will ever gain the same level of education as their peers. Education is one of society’s greatest tools in promoting social mobility, but if certain groups are not attending school, it is unlikely this will ever come to fruition.

“If our kids aren’t in school, it’s pretty tough for them to succeed and thrive. Kids who are successful in school are more likely to be contributing citizens. Attendance is our earliest warning sign that kids are off track,” said Hedy Chang, executive director of the nonprofit Attendance Works.

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Skipping School-the Sobering Consequences

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Skipping school is no trivial matter. According to studies, thousands of high school students skip school each year.  Administrators and parents clash as to the whereabouts of the child, resulting in bad feelings and anxiety for the child’s future.

A student may skip school for a number of reasons, including fear of failure, embarrassment or out of boredom and lack of motivation.  Lack of desire for learning may be the result of negative externals outside of the classroom.

Many students come from broken homes.  Divorce, alcoholism, and emotional and physical abuse can destroy the passion for academic achievement.

Consequences

Nevertheless, skipping school is a bad omen when it comes developing good character worthy of success in society. Excellence in life, as well as business, requires a strong practice of integrity and honesty. Skipping school can be perceived as the same as skipping work, losing a job and developing a contaminated reputation for laziness and dishonesty.

Students who skip school will be in danger of leading a life of illiteracy, limited career opportunities, and difficult coping with life in general. Those who skip school often get in trouble with the law, resulting in a criminal reputation.

Solution to Skipping School

If parents discover that their child is skipping school, the matter must be addressed immediately by all involved. Parents, teachers, and administrators are responsible for getting the child back on the right track.

The intervention process must be approached respectfully, not with anger or overwhelming authority.  Adults are not the only ones who go through stressful situations.

Administrators and parents must review the child’s misbehavior and convince him or her that such negative action will destroy his chances of academic and long term success.

Parents must express how the habit of skipping school makes them feel and how much they are concerned about what is wrong with him or why he is

The child must acknowledge that he or she has made a mistake. This should be expressed both verbally and in writing, especially to the parents. The verbal and written apology will act as a contract for a new direction in behavior.

Once the meeting is over, the consequences of continuing this behavior will result in logical punishments and deprivations.

The process should be monitored. Parents should contact teachers and administrators until trust can regain regarding the child’s ability to remain loyal to attending school.

You, the Final Authority: A Call to Responsibility

If your child is skipping school, refuse to turn away your attention, as if the situation will correct itself. Such an assumption is a mistake and will encourage the child to continue practicing the dishonest of skipping school.

Remember that your child represents you as well as the beliefs and values you have instilled in him or her from birth until now. You are the final authority when it comes to discipline your child, not the teacher or the administrator of the school in which your child attends.

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I roll over in my bed and stretch as far as I can, enjoying the sun on my skin as it streams through my open window. I glance at my alarm clock. There’s no point in this, really. I know I was supposed to get up at least twenty minutes ago. I cruise into the kitchen, pour myself the biggest bowl of ChocRox I can manage, and munch on the sugary meal, while I casually look for my uniform. In front of the morning cartoons of course. I stay like this for a while, taking up as much time as I could. Anything to get out of Mrs. Dripsnores boring maths class. At quarter-to-nine, I stroll out onto the pavement and to my content; see the bus disappearing around the corner. ‘No problem’ I think. I’ll take the train to school. I don’t mind the forty-five minute walk to the station. I peer at the timetable, and buy a ticket to the most exotic place I can find. ‘To Kuala Lumpur’ I tell the clerk. I step off the train, into a bright and sunny place. It felt good to walk again, after being on the train for five and a half hours. Maths would be well and truly over by now. I walked four steps, and was suddenly bustled into a shiny, black limousine, by a suited man in sunglasses. We sped along, and the driver, Lars, informed me we were driving towards the kuala-lumpen embassy. Once we arrived, I was ushered into a large, conference room, to speak with the prime minister. ‘Mr. Coleman’ he greets me. It’s not my name, but I’ll let them have that mistake. He hurriedly informed me of a top secret mission I was to carry out, involving pink elephants and bicycles. A large, fat envelope is thrust into my hands, and I was pushed down a well-concealed tunnel. ‘And don’t tell ANYONE!!!’ Lars yelled after me. With a thud, I landed back in my bedroom, to find school was over for the day. Then I raced into the ringing phone. It was the school office, asking why I was absent today. ‘I’m afraid I cannot reveal that, miss’ I reply.’ The government has sworn me to secrecy’. After all, it was the truth!

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Hi friends, quick question because I've heard mixed things: What actually happens if you skip classes in high school? I’m not planning on doing it, but I'm curious about how it affects stuff like transcripts, college apps, or even graduation. Is there a record of it that colleges see?

Skipping classes in high school can lead to a few direct and indirect consequences that are important to be aware of. Firstly, many high schools record attendance as part of the student’s official record. While these attendance details might not be a part of your transcript, habitual skipping can be reflected in your overall performance and teacher recommendations, which are components of your college application. Teachers and counselors who write recommendations are less likely to provide strong support for students who don't show commitment or responsibility.

Poor attendance can lead to lower grades due to missed instruction and participation points, and consequently, it can impact your GPA. Moreover, excessive unexcused absences can trigger truancy actions, which come with their own legal and academic repercussions. As for graduation, each school has its own attendance policy that students must comply with to be eligible to graduate.

In summary, skipping classes is a short-term action that can have long-term negative effects on your academic journey and college prospects.

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Truancy has been a problem since the first schools. In the past, students were punished by parents and their schools for skipping. Today however, with many human rights laws and rules against punishing children (Parliament of Canada), truancy comes with almost no consequences and has grown in popularity (The Independent).

Truancy is often caused by the students’ family problems, abuse and neglect, mental and physical health issues, drug and alcohol abuse, low self esteem, lack of friends, safety concerns and a number of other reasons.

Some effects of truancy on students include involvement in crime, more likely to be unemployed, decreased academics, and risk of not obtaining a higher education (GTC Michigan). Truancy not only effects the truant student itself, but also an entire class, when a teacher slows down to help him catch up.

Theory B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) was only concerned with observable behaviors, not the mental processes behind them. Skinner used animals to study how the use of rewards and punishment can influence behavior, which became known as operant conditioning.

He performed the Skinner box experiment, where a rat in a cage must press a button for food to be released into the cage. After the food has run out, the rat stopped pressing the button after a few futile attempts. This is called extinction.

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) studied “self actualizing” people, which is reaching one’s full potential, only after basic needs are met. Maslow created his Hierarchy of Needs, it explains that basic needs must be fulfilled before higher order needs become important.

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“ Ok, let me say I’m extremely satisfy with the result while it was a last minute thing. I really enjoy the effort put in. ”

 Carl Rogers (1902 – 1987) developed client-centered therapy. This approach focuses on the potential of each person to realize his or her own growth in self-awareness and self-fulfillment.

I think B.F Skinner’s research could be applied to the issue of skipping school the best. Although therapy is important for truant students, rewards and punishments are more important. School is a place that teaches discipline, and Skinner’s idea demonstrates just that. Solutions The following are some possible solutions to dealing with truancy in the classroom. 1. Make students feel needed at school. To do this, teachers can assign certain responsibilities to the students, such as group projects. This way, the students will feel a responsibility to others and may be less likely to skip because they will feel guilty.

2. Use a reward system (operant conditioning). Offer truant students a reward for perfect attendance for a certain amount of time. This may encourage them to attend school for the reward. 3. Make students feel liked at school. To do this, teachers can display students’ work, be supportive of students, and engage students in group activities and clubs where they can be social and do work at the same time. 4. Work together with the truant students’ families. Find out why the student skips school and figure out a solution to prevent or change this behavior. This is an effective method because the families know the students the best and can find productive solutions together with the school.

5. Find out why the students skip school and figure out a solution. Counseling groups and guidance counselors are very important for this role, but they must respect the students’ opinions and statements and work with them to fix their problems (client-centered therapy). 6. Some students skip school because they are failing and see no point of returning to school. Teachers should give these students an opportunity to make up for their missing work and provide extra help at lunch or after school. 7. Make sure that the school is a safe and positive atmosphere for all students. Teach students to respect each other through assemblies and in class work. Increase teacher supervision. Conduct student surveys to find out how they feel about the school environment. Be open to suggestions from students on how to improve the school environment.

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Essay writing is a common assignment in high school or college courses, especially within the humanities. You’ll also be asked to write essays for college admissions and scholarships. In a short essay (250-500 words), you will need to provide an introduction with a thesis, a body, and a conclusion, as you would with a longer essay. Depending on the essay requirements, you may also need to do academic or online research to find sources to back up your claims.

Picking a Topic and Gathering Research

  • If you have any questions about the topic, ask your instructor. If your essay doesn't respond to the prompt, you likely won't receive full credit.

Step 2 Choose a single arguable point for your brief essay.

  • If you're writing an essay for an in-class test or for an application, tailor the essay to the given prompt and topic. Quickly brainstorm a few ideas; for example, think of positive things you can say about yourself for a college-entrance essay.
  • For example, the topic “depression in American literature” is far too broad. Narrow down your topic to something like “Willie Loman’s depression in Death of a Salesman .”
  • Or, you could write about a narrow topic like “the increase in the USA’s national debt in the 1950s” rather than a broad topic like “the American economy in the 20th century.”

Step 3 Find 1-2 appropriate secondary sources in an online research database.

  • Depending on the field in which you’re writing the essay—e.g., hard sciences, sociology, humanities, etc.—your instructor will direct you towards appropriate databases. For example, if you’re writing a high-school or college-level essay for your English class, visit online literary databases like JSTOR, LION, and the MLA Bibliography.
  • If you're writing the essay for a college or graduate-school application, it's unlikely that you'll need to include any secondary sources.
  • If you're writing a timed or in-class essay, you may not be able to find research articles. But, still do draw information from texts and sources you've studied both in and out of class, and build from points made in any provided reading passages.

Step 4 Use an article...

  • If you’re writing about current events or journalism topics, read articles from well-known news sites like CNN or the BBC.
  • Avoid citing unreliable websites like blogs or any sites that have a clear bias about the topic they’re reporting on.

Composing the Essay

Step 1 Create an outline...

  • If you write the essay without outlining, the essay will be poorly organized.

Step 2 Write a convincing,...

  • This thesis statement is far too weak: “ Death of a Salesman shows the difficulty of living in America after WWII.”
  • Instead, hone your thesis to something like: “Arthur Miller uses Death of a Salesman to show that the American Dream is materialist and impractical.”

Step 3 Use your introduction paragraph to explain the essay’s topic.

  • So, avoid beginning the paragraph by writing something like, “Since the beginning of time, all people have been consumed with the desire for their father’s approval.”
  • Instead, write something like, “In the play Death of a Salesman , Willie Loman’s sons compete for their father’s approval through various masculine displays."
  • Then, you can say, "To examine this topic, I will perform a close reading of several key passages of the play and present analyses by noted Arthur Miller scholars."

Step 4 Keep the introduction and conclusion under 75 words each.

  • In a short essay, the conclusion should do nothing more than briefly restate your main claim and remind readers of the evidence you provided.

Step 5 Use body paragraphs to prove various aspects of your central argument.

  • So, take the example about Death of a Salesman . The first body paragraph could discuss the ways in which Willie’s sons try to impress him.
  • The second body paragraph could dive into Willie’s hopelessness and despair, and the third paragraph could discuss how Miller uses his characters to show the flaws in their understanding of the American Dream.

Step 6 Add information from your research sources to strengthen claims.

  • Always cite your sources so you avoid charges of plagiarism. Check with your instructor (or the essay prompt) and find out what citation style you should use.
  • For example, if you’re summarizing the inflation of the American dollar during the 1930s, provide 2 or 3 years and inflation-rate percentages. Don’t provide a full-paragraph summary of the economic decline.
  • If you're writing an in-class essay and don't have time to perform any research, you don't need to incorporate outside sources. But, it will impress your teacher if you quote from a reading passage or bring up pertinent knowledge you may have gained during the class.

Step 7 Ask someone else to read your first draft.

  • If no one agrees to read the essay, read over your own first draft and look for errors or spots where you could clarify your meaning. Reading the essay out loud often helps, as you’ll be able to hear sentences that aren’t quite coherent.
  • This step does not apply to essays written during a timed or in-class exam, as you won't be able to ask peers to read your work.

Step 8 Revise the first draft into the final essay.

  • It’s always a mistake to submit an unrevised first draft, whether for a grade, for admissions, or for a scholarship essay.
  • However, if you're writing an essay for a timed exam, it's okay if you don't have enough time to combine multiple drafts before the time runs out.

Condensing Your Essay

Step 1 Quote only from secondary sources that are related to your topic.

  • So, if you’re writing about Death of a Salesman , an article about symbolism in Arthur Miller’s plays would be useful. But, an article about the average cost of Midwestern hotels in the 1940s would be irrelevant.
  • If you’re writing a scholarship essay, double-check the instructions to clarify what types of sources you’re allowed to use.

Step 2 Remove verbiage to keep your essay under the word count.

  • A common cliche you might find in an essay is a statement like, "I'm the hardest working student at my school."
  • For example, this sentence is too verbose: “I have been a relentlessly stellar student throughout my entire high school career since I am a seriously dedicated reader and thoroughly apply myself to every assignment I receive in class.”
  • Shortened, it could read: “I was a stellar student throughout my high school career since I was a dedicated reader and applied myself to every assignment I received.”

Step 3 Write short sentences...

  • Avoid writing something like, “Willie Loman can be seen as having achieved little through his life because he is not respected by his sons and is not valued by his co-workers.”
  • Instead, write, “Arthur Miller shows readers that Willie’s life accomplishments have amounted to little. Willie’s sons do not look up to him, and his co-workers treat him without respect.”

Step 4 Present only the most relevant argument in your essay.

  • For example, if you’re trying to prove that WWII pulled the USA out of the Great Depression, focus strictly on an economic argument.
  • Avoid bringing in other, less convincing topics. For example, don’t dedicate a paragraph to discussing how much it cost the USA to build fighter jets in 1944.

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What I’ve Learned From My Students’ College Essays

The genre is often maligned for being formulaic and melodramatic, but it’s more important than you think.

An illustration of a high school student with blue hair, dreaming of what to write in their college essay.

By Nell Freudenberger

Most high school seniors approach the college essay with dread. Either their upbringing hasn’t supplied them with several hundred words of adversity, or worse, they’re afraid that packaging the genuine trauma they’ve experienced is the only way to secure their future. The college counselor at the Brooklyn high school where I’m a writing tutor advises against trauma porn. “Keep it brief , ” she says, “and show how you rose above it.”

I started volunteering in New York City schools in my 20s, before I had kids of my own. At the time, I liked hanging out with teenagers, whom I sometimes had more interesting conversations with than I did my peers. Often I worked with students who spoke English as a second language or who used slang in their writing, and at first I was hung up on grammar. Should I correct any deviation from “standard English” to appeal to some Wizard of Oz behind the curtains of a college admissions office? Or should I encourage students to write the way they speak, in pursuit of an authentic voice, that most elusive of literary qualities?

In fact, I was missing the point. One of many lessons the students have taught me is to let the story dictate the voice of the essay. A few years ago, I worked with a boy who claimed to have nothing to write about. His life had been ordinary, he said; nothing had happened to him. I asked if he wanted to try writing about a family member, his favorite school subject, a summer job? He glanced at his phone, his posture and expression suggesting that he’d rather be anywhere but in front of a computer with me. “Hobbies?” I suggested, without much hope. He gave me a shy glance. “I like to box,” he said.

I’ve had this experience with reluctant writers again and again — when a topic clicks with a student, an essay can unfurl spontaneously. Of course the primary goal of a college essay is to help its author get an education that leads to a career. Changes in testing policies and financial aid have made applying to college more confusing than ever, but essays have remained basically the same. I would argue that they’re much more than an onerous task or rote exercise, and that unlike standardized tests they are infinitely variable and sometimes beautiful. College essays also provide an opportunity to learn precision, clarity and the process of working toward the truth through multiple revisions.

When a topic clicks with a student, an essay can unfurl spontaneously.

Even if writing doesn’t end up being fundamental to their future professions, students learn to choose language carefully and to be suspicious of the first words that come to mind. Especially now, as college students shoulder so much of the country’s ethical responsibility for war with their protest movement, essay writing teaches prospective students an increasingly urgent lesson: that choosing their own words over ready-made phrases is the only reliable way to ensure they’re thinking for themselves.

Teenagers are ideal writers for several reasons. They’re usually free of preconceptions about writing, and they tend not to use self-consciously ‘‘literary’’ language. They’re allergic to hypocrisy and are generally unfiltered: They overshare, ask personal questions and call you out for microaggressions as well as less egregious (but still mortifying) verbal errors, such as referring to weed as ‘‘pot.’’ Most important, they have yet to put down their best stories in a finished form.

I can imagine an essay taking a risk and distinguishing itself formally — a poem or a one-act play — but most kids use a more straightforward model: a hook followed by a narrative built around “small moments” that lead to a concluding lesson or aspiration for the future. I never get tired of working with students on these essays because each one is different, and the short, rigid form sometimes makes an emotional story even more powerful. Before I read Javier Zamora’s wrenching “Solito,” I worked with a student who had been transported by a coyote into the U.S. and was reunited with his mother in the parking lot of a big-box store. I don’t remember whether this essay focused on specific skills or coping mechanisms that he gained from his ordeal. I remember only the bliss of the parent-and-child reunion in that uninspiring setting. If I were making a case to an admissions officer, I would suggest that simply being able to convey that experience demonstrates the kind of resilience that any college should admire.

The essays that have stayed with me over the years don’t follow a pattern. There are some narratives on very predictable topics — living up to the expectations of immigrant parents, or suffering from depression in 2020 — that are moving because of the attention with which the student describes the experience. One girl determined to become an engineer while watching her father build furniture from scraps after work; a boy, grieving for his mother during lockdown, began taking pictures of the sky.

If, as Lorrie Moore said, “a short story is a love affair; a novel is a marriage,” what is a college essay? Every once in a while I sit down next to a student and start reading, and I have to suppress my excitement, because there on the Google Doc in front of me is a real writer’s voice. One of the first students I ever worked with wrote about falling in love with another girl in dance class, the absolute magic of watching her move and the terror in the conflict between her feelings and the instruction of her religious middle school. She made me think that college essays are less like love than limerence: one-sided, obsessive, idiosyncratic but profound, the first draft of the most personal story their writers will ever tell.

Nell Freudenberger’s novel “The Limits” was published by Knopf last month. She volunteers through the PEN America Writers in the Schools program.

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