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Senioritis: Annual malady or symptom of a failing system?
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Senioritis: Annual malady or symptom of a failing system?
Students check out well before graduation
By DARWIN CH'EN
Sunday, May 12, 2002
Senioritis is an annual malady familiar to parents and teachers of
most high school seniors. Treated like a joke by many, it may be
symptomatic of a larger problem in American high schools as it
relates to the preparation of seniors for their lives after
graduation.
This article is excerpted from the summary of a report, "Raising
Our Sights: No High School Senior Left Behind," issued last autumn by
the National Commission on the High School Senior Year. The ...
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