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1ardlness ofLen robs us opporLunlLy and Lhe dlspaLch of our forces"

-lccolo Machlavelll
-owadays schools are Lhe cenLer of learnlng 1hls ls Lhe place where sLudenLs were LaughL
baslc educaLlon and Lralned Lo become fuLure successful personallLles And we all know LhaL
school llfe ls very sLressful ?es @D MosL of Lhe Llme you are glven so many
asslgnmenLs/homeworks counLless qulzzes and pracLlcal LesL Lhe nervewracklng graded
reclLaLlons acLlvlLles and of course Lhe lnLense perlodlcal LesL 1hese are Lhe Lhlngs sLudenLs
are requlred Lo meeL so LhaL Lhey wlll geL a good grade ln Lhelr reporL cards 1herefore lL
someLlmes leads Lo Lardlness among sLudenLs 8uL Lhese aren'L [usL Lhe facLors LhaL conLrlbuLe
Lo Lardlness of sLudenLs 1here are many oLher Lhlngs we can lnclude [usL llke peer pressure
famlly and frlend expecLaLlons or home lnfluences eLc
1ardlness has been a conslsLenL problem for schools around Lhe naLlon
1ardlness lnvolves sLudenLs mlsslng one or more days of school and noL reporLlng Lo class on
Llme 1hls may resulL ln decllne of quallLy educaLlon LhaL we have When sLudenLs are Lardy
Lhey negaLlvely lmpacL Lhelr Leachers and oLher sLudenLs 1eachers are ofLen requlred Lo allow
Lardy sLudenLs Lo make up work whlch ofLen requlres Lhem Lo resLrucLure Lhelr lessons or re
Leach mlssed maLerlal 1ardlness also Lakes oLher sLudenLs aLLenLlon away from a Leachers
lesson leadlng Lo more behavlor problems and mlssed lnsLrucLlon PablLual Lardlness also
lndlcaLes a low chance of havlng a beLLer [ob ln Lhe fuLure because puncLuallLy ls one of Lhe
characLerlsLlcs employers seeks ln lLs appllcanLs 1he more you are Lardy ln school Lhe more
you are llkely Lo be Lardy aL work lndlvlduals who are always laLe and absenL do have a greaL
rlsk of belng flred from work 1hey develop a poor work hlsLory LhaL llmlLs Lhelr chance Lo geL a
beLLer [ob lL ls because Lhere are works LhaL requlre sofL skllls" whlch lncludes puncLuallLy and
rellablllLy 1hls ls why Lhls research ls creaLed lL ls Lo lnform Lhese sLudenLs whaL Lardlness ls
and how Lo reduce lL
8ackground for 8esearch and uescrlpLlon of 8elaLed Works
1ardlness could be a resulL of anoLher problem As sLaLed ln a 8ackground aper on
uropouLs and ?ouLh LmploymenL poLenLlal dropouLs could be descrlbed and ldenLlfled aL leasL
flve years before Lhey dropped ouL lrregular aLLendance and frequenL Lardlness were Lwo of
Lhe flve dropouL lndlcaLors 1ardlness may resulL ln Lo dropouL of sLudenLs 8ecause Lhey aren'L
always presenL Lhey couldn'L follow Lhe lessons LaughL by Lhelr Leachers and see LhaL Lo
dropouL ls Lhe only opLlon Lhey have
?ear afLer year many of Lhe schools across Lhe counLry share ln Lhe ma[or dllemma of
sLruggllng wlLh Lardlness SLudenL Lardlness was Lhe focal polnL Accordlng Lo sLudy enLlLled
SLudenL LmpowermenL LffecLs on a Plgh School 1ardy ollcy sLudenLs who were regularly
Lardy Lo a parLlcular class were lmplylng LhaL Lhere are oLher aspecLs of Lhelr llfe more
lmporLanL Lhan Lhe class"? 1hey wlll noL be able Lo compel for Lhelr acLlons and glve Lhe reason
LhaL l am [usL laLe" 1hls ls bad because Lhey wlll develop a hablL LhaL may cause Lhem Lrouble
ln fuLure 8elng always" laLe and absenL are slgns LhaL you are maklng a bad performance ln
school ?ou cannoL conLlnue Lo sLudy llke Lhls because you mlghL mlss some lmporLanL lessons
you needed
ne ma[or consequence of sLudenL Lardlness ls Lhe loss of lnsLrucLlonal Llme 1he Llme
acLually spenL ln schools Leachlng and learnlng ls aL a premlum and wlLh dlsrupLlon caused by
sLudenL Lardlness Leachers and sLudenLs are faced wlLh lnLerrupLlons ln Lhe Leachlng and
learnlng envlronmenL (uS ueparLmenL of LducaLlon -aLlonal CenLer for LducaLlon SLaLlsLlcs
1996) Less lnsLrucLlonal Llme for puncLual sLudenLs Lhe Leacher and even Lhose sLudenLs who
are less lncllned Lo make lL Lo class on Llme evenLually correlaLes Lo lower sLudenL achlevemenL
And one of Lhe mosL lmporLanL hablLs LhaL a chlld can learn ls LhaL of puncLuallLy 1hls ls
an essenLlal vlrLue and ls necessary for success ln any endeavor (8oland Welch 1927) lL would
be falr lf we say LhaL lndlvldual hablLs cause Lardlness And poor sLudenLs are made from
Lardlness 1he baslc form Lo cure Lhls problem ls Lhru punlshmenL glvlng Lhem consequences of
Lhelr acLlons 8uL lL ls noL enough Lo punlsh Lhem wlLhouL any educaLlonal LhoughL glven Lo
Lhem 1haL ls why Lhey need Lhe help of Lhelr parenLs frlends Leachers schoolmaLes guldance
counselor or whoever LhaL could change Lhelr llfesLyle and away from belng Lardy
SlLuaLlonal Analysls
1ardlness among sLudenLs became as one of Lhe ma[or problems our sLudenLs and
Leachers are faclng nowadays 1he puncLuallLy needed ls losL 8emember LhaL puncLuallLy ls
one of Lhe characLerlsLlcs employers search wlLhln lLs appllcanLs lL ls needed when you are
already worklng WhaL lf you're noL even sLarLlng Lo work and sLudylng rlghL now buL you
always come laLe ln your school how come when you sLarLed worklng? WhaL you are now ls
more llkely whaL you are golng Lo be ln Lhe fuLure Companles are searchlng for besL employees
so lL ls Lo beLLer sLarL pracLlclng puncLuallLy as early as Loday
1lme lrame
SLudenLs who are frequenLly Lardy have lower CAs lower scores on sLandardlzed
assessmenLs and lower graduaLlon raLes 1he Llme lL Lakes Lo reduce Lhe Lardlness among
sLudenLs depends on how Lhey wlll change Lhelr llfesLyle lL could Lake a week monLh or even
years 8uL as early as Loday as young adulLs Lhey are needed Lo pracLlce puncLuallLy Lo have a
beLLer chance of geLLlng a beLLer [ob and Lo avold havlng a greaL rlsk of belng flred [usL because
of Lardlness and someLlmes absenLs
rocedures
llrsL you need Lo ldenLlfy Lhe cause of your Lardlness lL ls beLLer Lo prevenL Lhe cause
of Lardlness lnsLead of curlng lL and glvlng punlshmenLs yeL Lhe problem ls noL seLLled lL ls mosL
llkely lack of Llme managemenL lack of dlsclpllne lack of responslblllLy [usLlfled evenLs LhaL are
ouLslde Lhe conLrol of Lhe sLudenL lack of lnLeresL peer lnfluence or low sLandard of goal 1lme
managemenL ls lmporLanL lL saves you Llme and efforL lf you are managlng your Llme wlsely lL
causes Lardlness whenever Llme ls wasLed lnsLead of uslng lL correcLly And Lardlness lLself ls a
hlndrance for efflclenL Llme managemenL Lack of dlsclpllne ls relaLed Lo lack of responslblllLy lL
ls because you are dlsclpllned lf you are responslble enough Lo flnlsh your homework or pro[ecL
on Llme 1here are also Llmes LhaL you feel so helpless ln a cerLaln slLuaLlon buL LhaL lsn'L
enough reason for you glve up and leL Lhe slLuaLlon conLrols you When a Llme llke Lhls comes
always remember Lo sLay calm and conLrol Lhe slLuaLlon or do necessary Lhlngs you need Lo do
lor example [usL because you're a sLudenL you can'L afford Lo buy yourself Lhlngs you wanLed
1hls means LhaL you need Lo save money whenever you wanL someLhlng uo lL yourself and
never leL Lhls make you Lardy [usL because you couldn'L geL Lhe Lhlngs you wanLed Lack of
lnLeresL and seLLlng low sLandard goals are also relaLed lf you lack lnLeresL ln school or maybe
none aL all Lhen you are seLLlng a low sLandard goal -owadays you cannoL work unless you
have college dlploma lL means you need Lo flnlsh a college educaLlon and enLer a unlverslLy Lo
sLudy 1he Lardlness you have keeps you away from Lhe many opporLunlLles you may have
when you graduaLed LasL buL noL Lhe leasL ls peer pressure or peer lnfluence 1hls ls one of
ma[or conLrlbuLor Lo Lardlness 1he people around you Lhe envlronmenL lLself where you are
sLudylng makes you become Lardy lor example lf you do feel LhaL you're frlends are pulllng
you down ln a way LhaL Lhey encourage you Lo sklp classes and your grades geLs lower each
Llme Lhen maybe Lhey are noL a good lnfluence ln you ?ou need Lo sLay away from Lhem or
encourage Lhem LhaL whaL Lhey are dolng ls wrong 1haL's why you are called frlends
SLudenLs are producL of noL only Lhelr school buL also of Lhelr communlLy mosL
especlally of Lhelr home envlronmenL We can say LhaL mosL of Lhe reasons why Lhey became
Lardy may came for Lhelr home lL ls maybe because of famlly problems and flnanclal sLablllLy lL
appears LhaL famlly composlLlon had a subsLanLlal lmpacL on sLudenL performance SLudenLs
from lnLacL LwoparenL famllles had fewer absences and Lardles hlgher grade polnL averages
and fewer negaLlve and more poslLlve Leacher behavloral raLlngs Lhan dld Lhose from
reconsLlLuLed and slngleparenL famllles lL ls because sLudenLs as slbllngs Lhey need Lhe lmage
of boLh a faLher" and a moLher" 1hey are Lhe ones who wlll help us whenever we are ln
Lrouble and we can say Lhe only ones who wlll noL leave us whenever we need comforL 1ry Lo
open more on your parenLs and lL may have a greaL effecL on you and your llfesLyle
uo noL become afrald Lo consulL your class advlsor or guldance counselor whenever you
need help 1haL's Lhe reason of Lhelr exlsLence 1hey exlsL Lo supporL you Lo help you whenever
you are ln Lrouble Ask Lhem on how you can avold Lardlness 1hey can glve a good advlce
based on Lhelr work and Lhelr own experlences
oLenLlal lmporLance
Schools sLress Lhe need for sLudenLs Lo geL Lo school and class on Llme and wlLh good
reason" (uS ueparLmenL of LducaLlon)
SLudenL Lardlness also has slgnlflcance for schools LhaL reach beyond a negllglble
classroom dlsLurbance SLudenLs who are Lardy mlss valuable lnsLrucLlonal Llme and Lhelr
deflance Lo follow Lhe Lardy pollcy affecLs Lhe enLlre school culLure (kosakowskl 1998 Shupe
1998 Wllllams 1998 Malllnowskl 2006) and sLudenLs who comply wlLh Lhe Lardy pollcy have a
wllllngness Lo learn buL are conLlnually lnLerrupLed by sLudenLs who are Lardy 1helr valuable
lnsLrucLlonal Llme ls consLanLly Laken from Lhem on a dally basls and many suffer because of
sLudenL Lardlness
1hls ls sLudy lmporLanL for sLudenLs for Lhls research serves as baslc guldellnes Lo
sLudenLs on how lmporLanL Lo avold Lardlness or reduce Lardlness 1hey have Lo know LhaL
Lardlness could be a serlous problem Lo Lhelr fuLure lf Lhey don'L sLarL Lo change Lhelr llfesLyle
from belng Lardy Lo a producLlve sLudenL


LxpecLed 8esulLs
SLudenL Lardlness conLlnued Lo be a reporLed ma[or problem ln hlgh schools across Lhe
counLry SLudenL Lardlness was a dlsrupLlve facLor ln schools LhaL deLracLed from Lhe learnlng
envlronmenL and overall sLudenL achlevemenL When one consldered Lhe addlLlon of losL
mlnuLes of lnsLrucLlonal Llme compounded over Lhe lengLh of school year managlng sLudenL
Lardlness lL became an lnLerrupLlon of Leachlng and learnlng LhaL warranLed furLher
lnvesLlgaLlon uay ln and day ouL counLless schools across Lhe counLry are plagued by a ma[or
dllemma LhaL no school ln Lhe counLry ls lmmune 1he shared problem ls ln Lhe area of sLudenL
Lardlness 8uL wlLh Lhe glven procedure l expecL some wlll be glve lmporLance Lo reduce
Lardlness 1haL lL ls one facLor needed Lo be prevenLed as early as a chlld sLarLed Lo sLudy And
Lhls lsn'L [usL a slmple lssue We need Lo solve Lhls Lo prevenL furLher problems LhaL may be
encounLered by sLudenLs
8eferences
O 8arbara Lee Weade School and work Lardlness ln Plgh School sLudenLs ln rural
Wlsconsln 8eLrleved ln
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O ason ScoLL Moore 8esL pracLlces employed by Ceorgla Plgh School admlnlsLraLors Lo
reduce sLudenL Lardlness 8eLrleved ln
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O 8onald A Welch ne way of reduclng Lardlness 8eLrleved ln
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O SLacy Zelger 1he lmpacL of Lardlness of school success 8eLrleved ln
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