Comments on: Online classes target high school dropouts http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/07/online-classes-target-high-school-dropouts/ Just another eSchool Media site Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: danettemcalexander http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/07/online-classes-target-high-school-dropouts/comment-page-1/#comment-169476 danettemcalexander Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:40:50 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=119073#comment-169476 Good Morning! Personally, in my career as an educator, and as the current Dropout Prevention Specialist for HPSD, I have found that students who drop out of high school do so for many reasons--not necessarily those due to lack of self-regulation and/or time management skills. I dropped out after completing 11th grade for several reasons that included having to work to support myself, teen pregnancy and school day/time scheduling issues. After dropping out and earning my GED, I went on to earn an Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. However, the most important and effective degree I am in the process of completing,is the one life has provided me as a result of the decisions that I have made (both good and bad) along the way. :-) :-) Danette McAlexander Good Morning!

Personally, in my career as an educator, and as the current Dropout Prevention Specialist for HPSD, I have found that students who drop out of high school do so for many reasons–not necessarily those due to lack of self-regulation and/or time management skills. I dropped out after completing 11th grade for several reasons that included having to work to support myself, teen pregnancy and school day/time scheduling issues. After dropping out and earning my GED, I went on to earn an Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. However, the most important and effective degree I am in the process of completing,is the one life has provided me as a result of the decisions that I have made (both good and bad) along the way. :-) :-)

Danette McAlexander

]]> By: TheProf http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/07/online-classes-target-high-school-dropouts/comment-page-1/#comment-169469 TheProf Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:12:53 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=119073#comment-169469 How do they know students would be successful in an online environment? Experience has shown that it takes self-regulation and time management skills to do well in virtual courses. Why would students do well here when they didn't before? How do they know students would be successful in an online environment? Experience has shown that it takes self-regulation and time management skills to do well in virtual courses. Why would students do well here when they didn’t before?

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