Quote by Jean M. Twenge Download Open image ““only 28% of 12th graders in 2015 attended services once a week, down from 40% in 1976.”” — Jean M. Twenge ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“A stunning 31% more 8th and 10th graders felt lonely in 2015 than in 2011, along with 22% more 12th graders” — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“THE TRUTH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION • American fifteen-year-olds rank thirty-fifth out of fifty-seven developed countries in math and literacy. • 30 percent of… — Frank I. Luntz Copy Share Image
“In 1969, roughly half of all children walked or biked to school, but today that figure is less than 15 percent.” — Leigh Gallagher Copy Share Image
“later start time high school graduation rates increased by more than 11 percent” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“A New Majority Low Income Students Now a Majority In the Nation’s Public Schools January, 2015 Click” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
I am particularly surprised that certain outlets look at pass rates irrespective of student population. As if inner city high school kids are to… — Sebastian Thrun Copy Share Image
High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue. — Cedric Richmond Copy Share
And yet 50 percent of the kids who start high school in the United States today do not finish high school. — James T. Walsh Copy Share Image
“Last year, millions of students didn’t graduate from high school. They didn’t drop out, they were simply in elementary and middle schools.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent… — Patrick J. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I was there [in school] the full time with one teacher, and the student body was never more than 10 or 12 students of all ages. — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
“Yet GenX'er teens didn't slow down--they were just as likely to drive, drink alcohol, and date as their Boomer peers and more likely to… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Wanting to feel safe all of the time can also lead to wanting to protect against emotional upset—the concern with “emotional safety” somewhat unique… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Adolescence--the time when teens begin to do things adults do--now happens later. Thirteen-year-olds--and even 18-year-olds-- are less likely to act like adults and spend… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“All in all, in-person social interaction is much better for mental health than electronic communication.” — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Races, socioeconomic groups, and regions differ in their religious service attendance much more than they did a few decades ago. The religious landscape is… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Every time I went to the library, it felt like a treasure hunt: somewhere amid those dusty books was the answer, and all I… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“(“Everyone likes me and thinks I’m great in my safe space / We can face almost anything, but reality we can do without.”)” — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Managers who can give them some security, along with some nurturance, may well find themselves with the hardest-working group of young people to come… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Fewer teens having sex is one of the reasons behind what many see as one of the most positive youth trends in recent years:… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“Some suggest that this cocoon mentality is behind recent campus trends such as "trigger warnings" to alert students that a reading or lecture material… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“many iGen students seem to see their schools as behind the times, irrelevant in a fast-paced world of constantly changing technology.” — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
“No matter what the cause, the result is the same: iGen teens are less likely to experience the freedom of being out of the… — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image