who are the ones who have dropped out ?visit some schools your locality and prepare a list on the drop out children of the elementary level in your dirstic.enlist the reasons for the same?what can you do,as ateacher,toensure that students retention in school?
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The reasons why children drop out of schools are:
1. The classrooms do not have sufficient furniture. Three or four students have to share the same bench. Some of them even sit on the floor.
2. The students are from poorer sections of society so the fees and indirect school related costs like uniform, books and study materials, transport are very high for them.
3. There is no blackboard.
4. Lack of teachers.
5. Teachers are not trained suitably.
6. Environment is not child friendly.
7. Teachers do not use any teaching aids to enhance learning.
Some steps which a teacher can take for retention of students in schools are:
1. Use suitable teaching methods - Teaching and learning should not involve only memorizing. There should be practical work which gives an opportunity to the students to express their different talents and skills.
2. Set up a friendly and congenial environment in the classroom - There should be no form of violence or fear. The children should feel comfortable and safe. The atmosphere in the classroom should not be stressful.
3. Use appropriate teaching and learning materials - Use of visual, audio, and audio-visual teaching aids to suit the needs of all the children.
4. Teach in a simple and interesting manner - The content should be appropriate for the age group and abilities of the students. It should be presented in a simple way which is easy to understand. Interactive activities should be taken up in which all can participate.5. Give equal attention to all the children - The teachers should be suitably trained so that they can impart knowledge keeping in mind the needs of all the children.