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“Dropout Nation”

Click http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/dropout-nation/ link to open the film.

After seeing the film, answer the following questions:

1. Ultimately, only Marco succeeds in graduating. What advantages (discuss 2) do you believe he had

over the others?

2. There are several programs or interventions or efforts discussed in the film that you might have

thought would help the students succeed. Select 2 and explain why you think it worked or did not work.

3. Assess Marcus and Sparkle’s long-term likelihood of graduating from high school. Explain.

4. What event/topic in the film surprised you the most? How is your educational background similar or

different from the situations profiled in the film? How did those differences affect your education?