There are other reasons students stop coming to class: they're bored or don't connect with the teacher or subject matter.
Do your students use the services that are available or do they need to be led to them? Are they receptive to help?
How do you become aware of non-classroom problems, Daniel? Do you ever actually introduce the student with the problem to the staff member who can help?
Students stop comming to class because something in there personnal life has affected them they think the class is to hard and are afraid to ask for help I tell my class they can tell me any thing I also say ther is no such thing as a bad question I also tell them I am here before and after school for any help they may need
The students here at UTI face alot of obstacles to their success. Most are strapped for money, and are compelled to work nearly full time at low paying jobs with odd hours. They are tired when they are in class, and this affects their ability to learn, and grades. Many are away from home for the first time, which is another challenge. I try to spot students that are struggling with outside problems and to talk to them about possible solutions. At UTI we have many resources to help students succeed, from the student pantry to help with government benefits, local employment, etc. One area I haven't had much control over is students houring out. Advise forms are meant to help, but often students don't get to class because of an emergency or illness.
I find as an instructor that it is most times outside issues like work or famly problems. If i know about the problem i try to point them in the right direction.
money problems is what I HEAR THE MOST. I have them see a counselor, or see someone in employment.
Usually, it has to do with the fact this is the first time they are away from home and are not prepared for a life on their own.
Things like finances, jobs, and home sickness often play the major roles.
Many times you find that the public school systems didn’t hold them as accountable as a career school does so they feel pressures they never did before.
Usually those students just quit coming one day and leave you with little chance to help at all.
If I get the chance I let them know about the departments in the school that can provide help with things like jobs and finances.
When the problem deals with grades, I will get them tutoring if they are receptive to it, and will tutor them myself when they have the time and are willing and open with the fact that they need it. (I am always available to talk!)
The instructors inability to relate to his students on a personal level.To treat students with respect.
I feel there is no one reason that sudents quit on school. I do see that in the first few phases the students just don't have the focus or drive to show up everyday and the attendence is the hardest part for most.
Students encounter alot of stress outside of school such as finacial problems,work,relatinships that can put a strain on attendance and academic performance. its very important to catch signs of issues before it leads to failure and talk to them about keeping their goals in sight and their future careers
MOST OF THE TIME WE AS INSTRUCTOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHY SA STUDENT STOPS COMING TO CLASS THEY JUST STOP SHOWING UP. BUT THE ONES THAT I CAN TALK TO I FIND THAT BURN OUT AND WORK ARE THE MOST COMMON, SO I TRY TO SHOW SUPORT FOR THE AND SEE IF THERE IS SOME WAY I CAN HELP
Students have stopped coming to class for several reasons. Perhaps he/she isn't getting the grades they hoped for. Might be the inability to understand the material. I have had students that could not read and understand the material or tests question. In any case I let students know that i am willing to give extra time for tutoring. and I know the school has gone the extra mile to read and explain tests to the students that need help.
If a student stops coming to class without any warning I notify my manager to contact the student and try to find out what the concern may be and if it is anything we may be able to assist them with and offer solutions that may in some way help keep the student in school, student services is recomended also when need be,we save some and if we lose one at least we tried.
i find that most of the time it is a outside reason of concern or cause, i try to reinforce why they came here, goals, desires, commitments, that it was a career choice. that it is their future at stake ,not someone elses,and that the only one that can stop them is themself. i cover this pretty deep in my sop's and again when i feel it is relavent during the course.
This opens a big scope of issues as to why students will leave school, in some cases it will be the outside force and in others it will be inside force. The outside force is largely what the Instructor will see. This could be seen in some cases depression, discipline I have even seen it affect the way the student will interaction with others. In any case the student is frustrated and this is where I come in. the first day in class I tell the students that I am approachable and available to talk with regarding anything that they need to talk about. Sometimes the student will make the first move if not I will make the first move in finding out what the issue is. Sometimes all they want to do is to talk and for someone to hear them. Other times I will work with the student (if possible) and help them form a cause and affect of the issue.
John
Maybe I have a tainted view of the student outlook but with the area that I teach the major impact of students not finishing the program is really two-fold. First is the mental aspect of this area of the field, drivability, it takes some capacities that many of the students were told that they don't have and helping them understand that they can do this is how we help retention. The second area is that many students have a love of cars but not the internal desire to work on them 8 hours a day every day. There is a big difference between loving automobiles and loving to work on auomobiles. This is the area I struggle with the most is getting the students to want to work on auto's in the area that I teach in.
I find that If I do everything I can to help the student feel and be successful in school , by helping them with study aids, tutoring after or before class, setting realistic expectations and being approachable and open to helping them with there needs, that those little things can help reduce their stress and teach them coping skills. So as problems come up they don’t feel so over whelmed and alone because they know that there is help available for the asking.
I find that there usually is not one single reason.
Many times it is a matter of perception, the student has many often new, and different stressful situations i.e. new apartment, budget, laundry, and even planning and cooking meals. As these new struggles add up, the student feels alone, and depressed. The perception is that “I can’t do this”, and it is easy for everyone else.
I let students know that we all have similar struggles and it is normal to feel overwhelmed at times.
I try to create an environment where the student feels that they can come to talk, and maybe get some ideas of how similar challenges have been successfully resolved by others.
As a morning instructor, I have found that the most common reason students fail to show for class is because of their jobs. Most often the student is just too tired from working to come to class. He either misses an entire day, or shows up late several days, eventually causing him to lose enough time to force him to retake the class due to an attendance failure. This tends to make the student to lose heart about the program and/or his career choice entirely. To combat this problem, I address the issue on the first day of class by reminding the students that although I understand they must work to live, they came to this location and this school to learn a trade they will take with them for the rest of their lives so they can be successful for the rest of their lives, they did not come hundreds or thousands of miles just to get and keep a job that usually pays minimum wage. I also explain that there are other avenues open to them in the form of extended loans or financial aid from relatives that can help them with those everyday living expenses that occur while they are in school.
