Punctuality and regular attendance are essential for the proper operation of each year level in the school. These important factors are taken into consideration for the upliftment of learning outcomes among the students in the school. Maybe due to problems or during the time of excessive absenteeism and or tardiness may result in disciplinary action.
Developing the habit of being early in classes, meetings, programs and conference can give something that is worthy in time. Students should be made to realize that tardiness can totally destroy their time and concentration. Almost one half of the students can no longer attend the flag ceremony, though attendance is a must. The flag ceremony is done during Monday to Friday and is usually followed by announcement and updates. And as a result of being tardy, many of the students miss the announcements. When a student comes to school late, it causes him/her to get off to bad start and disrupts the classroom.
These behaviors are barometer indicating the likehood of student’s success. Many school interventions to improve student performances use tardiness and absences as indicators to success or failure of the intervention.
Perhaps not knowing about or trusting this model and underestimating the power of grades to predict school behavior, some schools try to tackle the problem of tardiness and absences head-on. Chronically tardy students might get “administrative detention. Schools create policies intended to reduce absences or create more accurate tracking system. Many researchers have developed checklist of “deviant” school behaviors which are associated with poor school performance. Irregular attendance and frequent tardiness were two of the five drop out indicators.
Student absenteeism is a major concern for elementary and secondary school educators. The effects of absenteeism show that it hurts both students’ academic achievement and the school, where it can cause time loss and morale problems. Absenteeism has many causes and effects.
The causes of absenteeism of students are according to were the following; Lack of subject interest, lack of personal interest in studies, available opportunities for entertainment like malls, movie halls etc., the mental capacity of a students does not match with the course opted, Too much pamperness from family, the poor teaching skills of a teacher also keep away student from the school, lack of confidence ,ragging also cause absenteeism , lack of allied activities also causes absenteeism like no sports program, no fresher or farewell parties ,no annual day celebration etc, poor food of canteen may also be considered as one of the reasons for absenteeism and poor infrastructure facility in school such as no place in a library to sit is also one of the reason of absenteeism.
Excess of homework and sometimes fear from examination keep away students from school. Preparation for the participation in TV shows in dance musical or acting,G.K. contest programs also increase the percentage of absenteeism. Preparation for examination causes absenteeism. Over expectation of parents also deteriorate the attendance of a student when she/he is unable to cope with parent nature of making comparison among their own children of with the friends of their child. Too much socialization causes absenteeism. It mostly happens during teen age and college when the students form a group to freak out. When more than desired facilities are provided by parents such as CAR, Mobiles, and High Amount of Money as Pocket Money the student start enjoying those facilities and become absent. Inferiority complex within student causes absenteeism.
By: Mrs. Gina A. Torres | Teacher III | Sto. Niño Biaan Elementary School | Mariveles, Bataan
