A Wall Street Journal article cites the importance of social support (a mentor, coach, friend who checks in with the exerciser to encourage compliance and activity) in the successful following of a diet or exercise program.
So it is with students who would otherwise be truant. By having a concerned adult (we call it a Mentor/Coach) who checks in regularly, students are far more likely to attend regularly and do well in school.
We call it accountability and relationship.
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