"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Cold: Why Students' Truancy Might Not Be a Discipline Issue After All A growing trend in education is challenging the conventional wisdom that students who stop showing up to class are simply misbehaving. Instead, experts are suggesting that truancy might be a symptom of a deeper problem - one that requires a more nuanced approach than simply meting out discipline. As the education system grapples with the complexities of student motivation and engagement, a closer examination of the root causes of absenteeism is long overdue. But what if the issue isn't about discipline at all, but rather a performance review of the system itself?"
When students stop showing up, the education establishment treats it as a discipline problem. It may be closer to a performance review. Our education system has been undermined in numerous ways and ...
