Case Study

THE PROBLEM AND ITS REASON:
A CASE STUDY ON CUTTING OF CLASSES

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A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
PRESENTED TO THE
GRADE-12 GENERAL ACADEMIC STRAND
EDNA GUILLERMO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
NUING, JOSE ABAD SANTOS, DAVAO OCCIDENTAL
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IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS ON THE THIRD GRADING PERIOD
FOR THE COURSE GENERAL ACADEMIC STRAND
UNDER DISS SUBJECT
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SANNY BOY TALONTONG
CHARALYN LASANDA
MARISTEL EVE LLENA
MC LYNDON DULLANO
MARK ANGELO SABAITON
TERESITA TECSON
CHRISTINE MAE PUTON
MIRALYN AKIT
JOLAICA TAKABIL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGES
Introduction 1
Overview of the situation 2
Problem 2
Objective 2
Areas of Consideration 3
Recommendation/s 4
References 5
INTRODUCTION
In many urban public high schools today, students navigate their day by selectively cutting class leading
to course failure and dropping out. Collaborative, qualitative research conducted with urban high school
students indicates that cutting results from disengagement and alienation that students label
“boredom.” Focus group data (N= 160 in 8 groups) indicate that class cutting has not only an individual
component that schools address, but also a systemic, conflictual component that schools do not
address. These unaddressed, intransigent conflicts can foster moral exclusion and structural violence.
These data suggest that rather than relying on standard punitive approaches, schools can respond to
class cutting more effectively by taking students' concerns seriously, working collaboratively with
students, and engaging in institutional self-scrutiny (Fallis & Opotow, 2003).
In a survey on attitudes toward skipping class given to 75 undergraduates at a prominent state
university in the Midwest, 84% of 38 respondents answered that they have been or may be inclined to
skip a class because of reasons associated with "health": they are tired or just not feeling well. All
women (n=20) chose this option, while only 67% of the men did. Beyond gender lines, college year also
influenced answers: While 50% of juniors and seniors chose "weather" as a reason to skip class, only
20% of first-year students and sophomores did so (Gump, 2004).
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OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION
The SSG President Sanny Boy Talontong concern about the problem of the school in terms of cutting of
classes of some students in Edna Guillermo Memorial National High School which affects their academic
performances. These problem more concern on boys compare to girls, 30 % of the male students doing
cutting of classes and 15 % of the female students.
He notice some students having lack of interest in entering the school, while some are because of
financial problem and most common reason are others are being influenced with the gang or their
friends. Mr. Talontong saw while the class session occurs, some of the male students hangout outside
the campus; smoking cigarettes and vape and talking with their friends.
ANSWER;
I. Problem
There school should conduct an investigation or teachers should observed the students since they
having lack of interest in entering the school in order to address the present concern of the institution.
II. Objective
Identify the problem of the school between the students, the problem of the students between teachers
and the students themselves.
III. Areas of Consideration

a. 5 alternative actions school should took
1. The SSG President with his moderator should conduct a serious conference with the teachers
including the school head.
- These conference one of the best way to address the present concern. Since the SSG President himself
witnessed some of the male students cut their class session by hanging out outside the school . He will
voice out that concern, so finding the solution will be not harder anymore.
2. The school should have a concrete wall, entrance and exit gate.
- Cutting of classes are easy to do for some students because the school are widely open. Building
concrete wall will be more effective to prevent the cutting of classes of some students because they will
find difficulties to escape from the campus.
3. Implementing Sports Club.
- Since the issue concerning more on the male students hanging out outside the campus, smoking and
talking nonsense with their friends. The school should build more sports facilities or area in order to
encourage student to play sports rather than doing their vices. This will also helpful to lessen the issue of
the cutting of classes because the student will have their interest to enter the school to be able to play
the game they wanted to to perform instead of hanging out outside the campus.
4. SSG Officers/School and the School Guard should imposed more restrictions for good.
-School Guard should not allow student to go outside for no valid reason and with out the permission
from his/her teacher during the class session. This will also help to lessen the issue.
5. SSG Officers and the School should call a meeting with the parents of the students regarding their
behavior.
- An individuals behavior firstly got from thier home and not inside the school. So this kind of students
behavior should address to their parents because we do not know, they might have personal problems
in their home. With that, parents can share to the school the main reason why thier child doing that kind
of behavior so teachers will understand the child and make some plan how to support them and address
their problem.
IV. Recommendation/s
a. Recommend only one solution to the problem
In the students’ view, attendance is not as important. According to Romer (1993), “usually about one-
third of students are not in class” (p. 167). Clay and Breslow (2006) have mentioned multiple reasons for
this, such as expectations for learning from the lecture, difficulty of the subject, relation to problem sets
and tests, and interest. Not all students are the same, however, and reasons may vary for each one. The
education curriculum should implement new order regards to increasing a grading percentage of
students attendance.
REFERENCES
Fallis, R. K., & Opotow, S. (2003). Are students failing school or are schools failing students? Class cutting
in high school. Journal of Social Issues, 59(1), 103-119.
Gump, S. E. (2004). The Truth Behind Truancy: Student Rationales for Cutting Class. Educational
Research Quarterly, 28(2), 48-57.
Clay, T., & Breslow, L. (2006). Why Students Don’t Attend Class. MIT Faculty Newsletter, 18(4). Retrieved
from http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/184/breslow.html
Romer, D. (1993). Do students go to class? Should they?.The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7(3),167-
174. Retrieved from https://campus.fsu.edu/bbcswebdav/users/jcalhoun/Courses/Macro_online/
Module_01/Chapter_01/Romer-Do_students_go_to_class.pdf

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THE PROBLEM AND ITS REASON:

A CASE STUDY ON CUTTING OF CLASSES

Overview of the situation 2

students, and engaging in institutional self-scrutiny (Fallis & Opotow, 2003).

In a survey on attitudes toward skipping class given to 75 undergraduates at a prominent state

20% of first-year students and sophomores did so (Gump, 2004).

cutting of classes and 15 % of the female students.

and the students themselves.

III. Areas of Consideration

including the school head.

find difficulties to escape from the campus.

3. Implementing Sports Club.

a. Recommend only one solution to the problem

in high school. Journal of Social Issues, 59(1), 103-119.

Research Quarterly, 28(2), 48-57.

174. Retrieved from https://campus.fsu.edu/bbcswebdav/users/jcalhoun/Courses/Macro_online/

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