Not exact matches
High -
school students in the 1980's are more concerned about future employment than were
students of two decades ago, and they are
frustrated by guidance - counseling programs that do not help them address their job concerns, according to the findings of a recent study of adolescent problems.
Frustrated in their attempts to pass the state graduation test and receive
high school diplomas, some Florida
students are securing the prized credentials
by a different route: a private
school in Lewiston, Maine.
I was watching the demoralized teachers in my children's
school, wearied
by endless preparation for the exams and
frustrated by demands from on
high to concentrate on
students who were at the cusp of being able to pass the state's proficiency benchmark at the expense of everyone else.
That question muttered
by many a
frustrated student over the years has become a vigorous debate among American educators, sparked
by a provocative new book that argues required algebra has become an unnecessary stumbling block that forces millions to drop out of
high school or college.