Case Study

In the case of Sparkle, an African-American girl 10th grader at Sharpstown High, the staff members at school were working very hard to help her so that she wouldn't become another drop out. Sparkle had many problems going on in her life that distracted her from school. She sis not have a house to live in, every night she had to find a place to stay in. Last year her mother had died and she had stayed alone with her son, but soon her son was taken away. Her teachers, counselors, and principal were doing all that they could to help her. Sparkle attended school 2 to 3 days per week, on average. Later the school discovered that Sparkle was actually not suppose to attend Sharpstown high because she was not in their district, but either way they continued to help her. In the end it was up to Sparkle to take initiative and start doing things for herself, because the school had already done everything they could, but she didn't instead she gave up school and dropped out. In some cases, like Sparkle's, it is the students responsibility for their  failure because others do all they can to help them but the student does not take advantage.