Giftedness and High School Dropouts - Neag Center for Gifted ...
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In addition, the amount of time that gifted students who dropped out of school<br />
spent with friends <strong>and</strong> parents was examined. Fifty-one percent responded that they<br />
spent time talking with friends every day, while 31% spent time talking with their parents<br />
every day. Forty percent of dropouts responded that they never talk with parents or talk<br />
with parents less than once a week (see Figures 6 <strong>and</strong> 7). The results indicated that many<br />
gifted students who dropped out of school spent more time with peers than parents.<br />
Percent<br />
100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
8.6<br />
Never/rarely<br />
15.1<br />
Less than once a<br />
week<br />
25.3<br />
Once or twice a<br />
week<br />
51<br />
Every day<br />
Figure 6. Time gifted students who dropped out of school spent talking with friends.<br />
Percent<br />
100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
15.1<br />
Never/rarely<br />
25.3<br />
Less than once a<br />
week<br />
28.6<br />
Once or twice a<br />
week<br />
30.9<br />
Every day<br />
Figure 7. Time gifted students who dropped out of school spent talking with parents.