Post-graduate Planning and Transition Year
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Why BDEA? Students explain ... In Their Own Words
AT BDEA…
“I felt like it was a new beginning for me” “Everyone gets a second chance.”
“I can be me.”
“I have people who check up on me to make sure I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I wake up and feel like I need to go to school which is a good feeling.”
“I actually love coming to school.”
“I get taught as an individual so I can get help with what I need.”
“The relationships between students and teachers are phenomenal. I feel more at ease.” “The teachers push you to your full potential and more. The theme should be love and education.”
“I get support and love. I get encouragement to do better. I found a better me.”
“I feel like I’m succeeding in school and life.” “The staff really care about the success of each and every student.”
IF IT WEREN’T FOR BDEA…
“I would not be in school.”
“I wouldn’t be happy with who I am and what I can do to make a change.”
“I would have probably dropped out and never would have thought of going to college.”
“I wouldn’t be in school. I would still be a drop out.”
“I wouldn’t be going to college.”
“I would not be graduating. I wouldn’t learn not just education lessons but life lessons.”
“I would still be lost.”
“I would have dropped out and I would be working at Burger King or picking trash from a dump truck. I would have been a mad person every day.”
“My grandmother wouldn’t have a reason to be proud of me.”
“I wouldn’t be in school right now.”
“I would still be skipping school. I wouldn’t be given a second chance.”
AT MY OLD SCHOOL…
“I was lost and confused and sometimes left behind.”
“There were kids in the hallways every day including myself.”
“I was just another student…I didn’t get the attention I needed.”
“I never went to class.”
“I was just a number.”
“Nobody cared if I graduated or not. They didn’t believe in me.”
“I couldn’t be me.”
“My attendance was horrible.”
“I didn’t see any hope of graduating.”
“I felt like I was on my own.”
“I felt lost and there wasn’t enough help.
“No one was able to help me with my problems at school, such as being bullied…
“I got away with anything and no one seemed to care, even me.”