What really makes a high school low performing?

letmeseetheworld
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 21:28:56 +0000

I also agree that a lot of times the students don’t really take an initiative to improve their work ethic or performance in school. The middle school I went to wasn’t really the best and our test scores were lacking every year. The school always ending up getting a lot of grants and money from wherever and they decided to buy iPads for each student to help them better perform in the classroom. Did it work? No, not really. Majority of the students were more focused on taking pictures, updating their social media networks, downloading apps etc. I think it just made people more distracted. But the year before that, they spent money on one of those electronic banner things to put in the Cafeteria and it said “Welcome to ______________________” . It was cool I guess but I think the money could have been better spent.

As for tips, I agree with being nice to your teachers and letting them know what kind of student you are. I think this is really good advice because your teachers can also be a source of resources. For example, my math teacher only told select students about a competetion they were going to because our class wasn’t really well behaved. It’s also good to look outside of school and see what your community has to offer like volunteering, maybe there’s even a hobby to do outside of school that you could look into.