How you can motivate students to stay in high school First of all, I think students should be motivated primarily by their parents and then by their teachers. Parents should motivate their children by telling them how to be a graduate. School DropoutsHow can students be motivated to stay in school? First of all, I think students should be motivated primarily by their parents and then by their teachers. Parents should motivate their children by explaining how a high school diploma will help them in life. The parent may mention how graduating from high school helped him or how he was hurt by dropping out of high school. Teachers can help motivate students by making school fun along with teaching regular lessons. Teachers could also invite several high school graduates and some dropouts to tell their personal stories. This can help students see the reality of being a high school graduate or that dropping out of high school can seriously affect that person's life. Another thing that should be taken into consideration is that when a parent or teacher is talking to his or her child or student, the parent or teacher should not focus all on negative ideas. If they focus on negative ideas and say things like, "If you don't finish school then...", then the child may be demotivated instead of motivated. Parents and teachers should focus primarily on positive ideas when they are motivating...