Scholarly Writing

How to Help At Risk Students

The future, according to the Georgetown Research on Education will require 65% of people to have more than a high school diploma (Wise, 2015). The time for change is now. We live in an increasingly competitive and narcissistic economy. If our nation is to maintain its high standard of living and ranking in the world, we need to help these students prepare for a better future. They are, after all, our future leaders, co-workers, and neighbors. In 1970 the United States was number one in High School and College graduates worldwide. Today we have slipped to the 21st country for High School graduates, and the 15th for College graduates. What are the implications for our communities, and our country?

Can Special Populations Students be Helped With Technology?

After conducting a study involving 10 African American males between 18-35 they study concluded that although there were various factors involved in the drop-out rates, all of the students felt they would have been more likely to stay and graduate had they developed more positive relationships with teachers and other adults. These students were also from extreme poverty, they did not have the access to technology that other students had. Technology can help students connect with each other and with social groups within the school. (Davis, 2015)

Examining the Increasing Number of Children with Autism

As recently as one generation ago, autism was diagnosed in only 1 out of every 10,000 children born in the United States. Today 1 out of 68 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the prevalence in boys is 1 out of 42 (Melillio, 2015). As research aims to determine the causative factor underlying this exponential growth, several hypotheses have surfaced. One argument is that procedures for identifying ASD have improved, which questions whether there are more children with ASD or simply more children who have been identified.