Saturday, June 19, 2010

Engaging High School Youth in their Own Education | Lefty Parent

Engaging High School Youth in their Own Education | Lefty Parent

Empowering High School Youth

So when you are bored and not really engaged with what is going on around you, is that a good learning environment for you? It apparently isn’t for most of America’s high school students.

As reported in a June 15 article in Education Week, “Study: Teens Are Bored”

Most high school students feel bored and disconnected from school, according to a new survey of students from 103 high schools in 27 states. Begun in 2004, the annual High School Survey of Student Engagement aims to take a pulse on teenagers’ attitudes toward school and learning. But