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Scavenger
Hunt Answers
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| 1. |
How
many estimated Hispanics fail to graduate from public
high school each year with their respective class? |
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Nearly
one-half |
| 2. |
About
how many more graduates does China graduate with
engineering degrees each year versus those graduated in
the United States? |
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Six
times (twice as many with bachelor's degrees) |
| 3. |
List
3 of 8 possible consequences that high school dropouts
face. |
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| 1. |
Unemployment |
| 2. |
Poverty |
| 3. |
Receipt
of Public Assistance |
| 4. |
Prison |
| 5. |
Death
Row |
| 6. |
Poor
Health |
| 7. |
Divorce |
| 8. |
Single
Parenthood (with children who drop out) |
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| 4. |
Name
the largest predictor of helping us recognize a high
school dropout. |
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Attendance |
| 5. |
List
the top five reasons dropouts have identified as major
factors for their decision to leave school. |
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| 1. |
Classes
were not interesting |
| 2. |
Missed
too many days and could not catch up |
| 3. |
Spent
time with people who not interested in school |
| 4. |
Had
too much freedom and not enough rules in my life |
| 5. |
Was
failing in school |
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| 6. |
Of
those top five reasons listed in question #5, which
reason was given as having the most impact? (The largest
percentage.) |
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47%
responded with "Classes were not interesting." |
| 7. |
List
4 of 7 other warning signs that can predict an early
high school dropout: |
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| 1. |
Low
grades |
| 2. |
Discipline
and behavioral problems |
| 3. |
lack
of involvement in class and in school activities |
| 4. |
pregnancy |
| 5. |
being
held back a grade or more |
| 6. |
students
who transfer from another school |
| 7. |
students
who experience difficulty with the transition year
of 9th grade itself |
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| 8. |
What
was the number one suggestion given from high school
dropouts that might have helped them make the decision
to stay in school. (Hint: 81% of dropouts surveyed
listed this reason.) |
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Opportunities
for real-world learning (internships, service learning,
etc.) to make classroom more relevant. |
| 9. |
What
is the graduation rate cited by the Urban Institute in a
report generated February 2004 for the Kansas City,
Missouri school district (cumulative)? |
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31.4% |
| 10. |
According
to 2004 Health & Human Services Poverty Guidelines,
what is the poverty level for a family of 5? |
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$22,030.00 |
| 11. |
When
surveyed, what was the number one response by high
school dropouts when asked "who was responsible for
your leaving school; mostly the school, mostly you, or
both?" |
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Mostly
you (the dropout) |
| 12. |
List
one reason stated by a former high school dropout that
he "regrets" having dropped out of high
school. |
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Doesn't
have a diploma |
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Doesn't
have a job |
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Is
broke |
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| 13. |
What
is the estimated number of workers with college-level
skills that business will be lacking by the year 2020? |
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14
million |
| 14. |
According
to Department of Labor estimates, what is the cost to
productivity each year of sub-standard education? |
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$225
billion |
| 15. |
What
local Charter School cites its philosophy as being: |
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| "We
expect all of our students to have the skills they
need to succeed in college. This means that
classes are rigorous, there is no social
promotion, serious homework is assigned, and
grades are based on college preparatory
standards." |
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University
Academy |
| 16. |
Who
is the founder of this school from question #15? |
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Barnett
Helzberg |
| 17. |
How
many 10th grade dropouts missed class often the year
before they dropped out? |
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36% |
| 18. |
What
percentage of high school dropouts indicated that their
parents' work schedules kept them from keeping up on
what was happening at school? |
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47% |
| 19. |
Of
the 26% of low income families that are able to attend
colleges and universities in the United States, how many
actually earn their undergraduate degree? |
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6% |
| 20. |
Who
is John Heldstab and what is his title? |
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UMKC
employee - Manager of Engineering & Construction |
| 21. |
When
is UMKC hosting a fundraising dinner for the CFM
Scholarship Fund? |
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Fall
2006 |
| 22. |
What
is one thing that you can do today to help provide the
experience of a higher education to disadvantaged urban
high school students? |
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Become
a mentor |
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Start
an internship program |
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Support
the UMKC CFM Scholarship Endowment |
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| 23. |
What
does Bobby Watson have to do with this effort? |
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He
will be performing at the fall event. |
| 24. |
Who
will be the keynote speaker at the UMKC CFM Scholarship
Fund Benefit Dinner? |
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Emanuel
Cleaver, II |