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dropout dilemma |
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How to get
"high" on education, and not on drugs, gangs, and crime
Is it really possible for nearly all
students to succeed at high school?
Are there some guaranteed methods to get teenagers
"high" on achievement instead of on drugs, gangs and crime? And ways to slash
dropout rates even among those entering high school way behind others? Is it actually
possible for nearly every student to love high school? Fortunately, our research
says: Yes. And outstanding high schools are already achieving these results by using:
 Common sense lessons from the
world's best businesses.
Methods that captivate youngsters'
emotions so they want to stay in school.
Sound link-ups between university
research breakthroughs, competent high school teachers and new technology.
New group study techniques that are
lifting examination "failures" into the ranks of high-achievers.
Methods that focus on what we want
for youth, not what we don't want.
Short graduated courses where
everyone can achieve step-by-step success - at any age.
Outstanding, concentrated
out-of-school SuperCamps that result in marked increases in academic results, motivation
and confidence.
New teaching techniques to make sure
that all individual learning styles are catered to.
For working models of teenage success stories we've
chosen examples from as far apart as the south-east panhandle of Alaska, the
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