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4. 1 hirty-one percent caueu me factor of “parental attitude” a most important one.
5. Only 28 percent thought students were lured away by a job as a most important factor. Principals taking part in the survey submitted jvith their replies some subjective' comments on the reasons for dropouts. A large percentige of school leavers, one principal wrotel “have been or are about to be-retarded one year or more. It is also significant that (many) of these have as the cause of their retardation in the constants, either failure in English or the social studies, or both. The teachers of these subjects feel that the principal contributing factor to failure in these, subjects is retarded reading ability.” Others wrote, “School is not proving to be a satisfactory experience.” and “The climate of the school if. the crux of the whole matter. While I do not underestimate the desirability of a widely differentiated curriculum I am convinced that it is not particular
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