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75% of High School Students Say They're Bored in School

Seventy-five percent of high school students are bored in class because the material is not interesting, according to a special report from Indiana University's High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE). Another 40% reported that the material was irrelevant, and over 30% said they had no interactions with their teachers. Almost one-fourth are considering dropping out of high school.

Researchers at Indiana University surveyed more than 81,000 students at over a hundred high schools across 26 states.

Ethan Yazzie-Mintz, HSSSE project director for the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) said that his team believes that teens are bored by certain teaching styles and recommends more interactive methods to engage students. Students told researchers that learning through group projects was more interesting than by debate, discussion or teacher lectures.

The complete study is posted at Inside Indiana.

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