Character Trait Word of Day: Perseverance

How would you define this trait? Perseverance How would you define this trait?

Never giving up, no matter how hard things get. Perseverance is: Never giving up, no matter how hard things get.

It takes perseverance to… Finish high school!

Drop Out? What are the top reasons high school students drop out? Poor grades Dislike school Students don’t feel like teachers care about them No connection between school and future success Parents don’t stress the importance of education at home Drug/Alcohol Abuse Caught up in drama on the street Teen pregnancy Give up No perseverance

Consequences of dropping out Earn less money Fewer career options Unemployment Unskilled labor job More likely to be on public assistance More likely to become a single parent More likely to end up in prison (82% of prisoners are high school dropouts)* *US Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007

Breakdown of Education Level & Mean Income Source: US Census Bureau, 2007 Level of Education Mean Yearly Income Income over 30 years High School Dropout $18,900 $567,000 High School Graduate $25,900 $777,000 Associate’s Degree $ 35,000 $1,050,000 Bachelor’s Degree $45,100 $1,353,000 Masters Degree $58,400 $1,752,000 Ph.D $96,800 $2,904,000 M.D $193,000 $5,790,000

Multiflow Map As a class, create a multi-flow map for the cause and effects of dropping out of high school. The Causes The Effects The Event Earn Less $ Give Up Teen Pregnancy Fewer Career Options HS DROPOUT unemployment Don’t see benefits to graduating ** This can be completed as a class, individually or in pairs. After completing map, have students read, “If I _______, _______, _______ More likely to be on public assistance Drug Addiction Greater chance to end up in prison Caught up in street drama

Sentence Frames for Multi-Flow Map Ask a couple students to use the Multi-flow map you created to complete the following sentence frame: If I state cause, state cause, state cause or state cause then I might state goal which means I might state effect, state effect , state effect, state effect and/or state effect . C= Causes E = Effects Be sure to emphasize that just because you have a teen pregnancy does not mean you will drop out, or that everyone believes that you will. There are many teen moms that have graduated and have become very successful. It is a possible cause of dropping out.

Perseverance Video Clip You think you got it tough? ( 3 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNnVdlvodTQ If he can succeed, anyone can succeed.

To NEVER give up no matter how tough things get To PERSEVERE means… To NEVER give up no matter how tough things get