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Why is someone who drops out of high school not allowed to return later? For instance, in the district I went to high school in, if a student dropped out and then wanted to come back after age 21, it would be denied. Is the benefit to society of educating the individual somehow diminished simply because they are over 21?
Many districts have adult education programs. I volunteered in one for a short period of time, and it was fascinating how eager the students were to learn, and how appreciative they were, even though they had once dropped out of high school.
What do you suggest? A 30 year old in with 9th graders? It's bad enough when you have that 20 year old 9th grader in with the 14 year olds. And yes, every single year I taught I had at least one 9th grader older than 18. In regular ed.
Why is someone who drops out of high school not allowed to return later? For instance, in the district I went to high school in, if a student dropped out and then wanted to come back after age 21, it would be denied. Is the benefit to society of educating the individual somehow diminished simply because they are over 21?
They need to work on getting a GED or get into an adult education program. They don't need to be in a high school with teenagers.
21 year olds are adults and speaking personally, at that age, I was already a senior in college. There is no way I would have wanted to be in a classroom with kids. It's just not appropriate.
They need to work on getting a GED or get into an adult education program. They don't need to be in a high school with teenagers.
21 year olds are adults and speaking personally, at that age, I was already a senior in college. There is no way I would have wanted to be in a classroom with kids. It's just not appropriate.
Why is someone who drops out of high school not allowed to return later? For instance, in the district I went to high school in, if a student dropped out and then wanted to come back after age 21, it would be denied. Is the benefit to society of educating the individual somehow diminished simply because they are over 21?
Because they are too old to engage with 18 year olds. That's what a GED is for.
Why is someone who drops out of high school not allowed to return later? For instance, in the district I went to high school in, if a student dropped out and then wanted to come back after age 21, it would be denied. Is the benefit to society of educating the individual somehow diminished simply because they are over 21?
It doesn't matter if someone drops out. No school in their right mind would allow someone over 21 year old to enroll in regular education.
There was a 20 year old in my senior class. I thought even that was a little extreme. I'm not sure how he wound up there but he turned 20 sometime during his senior year. (The guy was a first class jerk, too).
Special education students can attend high school until they are 21, I believe. However, I don't think they can drop out and return to school even in that case.
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