out of a traditional high-school and entered a technical school (UTU) or another formal
educational service-.
The common denominator of resilient students is their prevalence of protective
conditions in the psycho-social area, which refers to the youngster’s career aspirations
and high self-esteem. Resilient students, believe (sometimes at all odds) that they will
achieve their goals, and, they therefore hold an optimistic future projection. This is true
even for repeaters, a category that we often associate with dropout risk. “Net” resilient
students are those who present a harmonic, complementary and even synergetic
configuration of institutional and family efforts that cooperate with their education.
Norms and values are clear, the teenager’s social netwroks are controlled by families
and the adolescent self esteem is high, as are his/her career aspirations. Moreover, these
students are protected in “bubbles” or oasis of stimulation and institutional support
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It is important to mention that until teenagers reach 15 years old, they receive free transportation tickets.
So, unless their parents can afford transportation, repeaters cannot attend educational institutions far from
their neighborhoods , nor catch all schools.
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Convention