On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I think many students drop out of high school not because it is too hard, but because it is too easy and they don't understand the relevance of what they are doing in school to the real world.
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congress.govMartha Roby: “I think many students drop out of high school not because it is too hard, but because it is too easy and they don't…”
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Students may drop out due to lack of real-world relevance in education.
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