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ENC3331-14Fall 0M02
Professor Thomas Wright
Final Draft of Project Proposal
29 September 2014
Today, Floridas high school graduation rate increased significantly to a 74.5 percent rate.
Although the 3.9 percentage point jump was the highest in nearly a decade, Floridas rate
is still among the lowest within the United States and ranks higher than only five other
states. One in four students are still not getting a diploma. There are many factors
contributed to this, such as: low high school grade point average, low graduation test
make a certain amount of money now instead of investing time and effort to achieve a
higher education to achieve more money later. The other factors are teen pregnancy,
teachers and professors not being up to par in their teaching and one of the major reasons,
individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school
might decide to drop out if they attended a school where many boys and girls did so.
But of all places, why is Florida suffering? I was in shock when I moved from Lorton,
Virginia, half-an-hour away from the heart of the District of Columbia, it seemed our
government had thirst for knowledge and competition sprayed in the air every morning.
Students were more proactive in keeping up with current events, persistent and
Florida, students lacked that ambition. I recall moments conversing with my peers
regarding their future goals and aspirations and receiving blank stares in return. They
would slightly shrug their shoulders and mumble something along the lines of wherever
I plan to execute a research plan to gauge motivations for high school students dropping
out. I will start by conducting a survey and interviewing those who have dropped out of
high school to figure out what occurrences and reasons caused them to make that choice.
Next, I would have to conduct research to see what measures the state is currently taking
to ensure high school students stay in school. I will interview aspiring teachers within the
University of Central Florida to see and analyze their perspective on this issue. Within
that process, I will also gather a group passionate on this cause. We would advocate for
the idea of a mandatory class credit regarding how essential it is to have both a high
school diploma and college degree in our society today because most jobs require a basic
degree falls through then there will be a Plan B to fall back on. This will be a required
class during a Florida students freshmen year in high school. It will touch base on how
essential it is to be ambitious, have high goals and aspirations, and carry an open mind
always looking for various ways to grow. Students will be thoroughly informed of the
potential results of a poor decision in leaving high school. After a few years with a string
of dead-end jobs, they will be back at square one wishing they had made different life
decisions in the past and now hoping to complete their education and have higher goals
and aspirations for themselves, but after being out of school for so long it will be difficult
for them to commit to school as they could have before. Last, I would have to get in
touch with Floridas state governor, Mr. Rick Scott, to discuss the potential case of
passing this proposed mandatory class credit within Floridas public school system.