The Consequences of Late Students in Mother of Mercy Academy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It is a fact of life that every student is required to be at school in a specific time. Late comers are noticeable every morning in many schools. It is common to see many of these students in front of their school gate or by the side of their school walls. Some of the late comers, who have made it their habit, might jump over the wall or might not go to school to escape the punishment meted out by the school authorities.

METHODS

The materials and instruments to be used for gathering data are the questionnaire-checklist and the interview. Using a sample sampling random, we conduct latecomer's students through looking at the list of the students in the log book.

RESULTS

Base on the finding of the study it was found out that some of the respondents who came late had difficulty in coping with first subject in the morning, and as a result their grades on the first hour-subject declined. Another finding was their coping the distance of their home from school. Their main problem was not only on the distance but the mode of transportation where public vehicles are hard to come by. Results also demonstrated a few more reasons include the student's vehicle breakdowns, household chores, and lack of responsibility are some reason why students arrive late to class.

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DISCUSSIONS

The researchers suggest that further studies will be done to the other school to find out what are the causes of latecomers among the students and to help the school to improve their academic performances.