Why do kids drop out of high school and why is the dropout rate greatly increasing? Many people say the graduation requirements are much harder now days, which I can agree with but, I also believe kids are just lazier these days. You used to rarely see any one drop out but now that’s all you see.
The dropout rate was changed just recently from 16 to 17. They were deciding between ages 16 and 18, so they compromised and chose the dropout rate to be 17. Personally, I think it is absolutely stupid to go to school your entire life and drop out when you are 17 years old. You have worked too hard and put way too much effort to let it all go to waste with one decision. I know you can always get your GED but many kids won’t do that because they still have to put forth the effort.
I would like to see the dropout rate changed to 18 to make kids receive their high school diploma. I know this probably won’t happen, but I truly think it’s the best for high school students. Since the dropout rate won’t be changed, I wish kids would be FORCED to take and pass their GED if they drop out of high school. I also think the dropout rate would be much lower if kids were forced to either pass their GED or get a job if they drop out.
Everyone always talks about how our generation is so lazy.. blah blah blah. Of course that is true, but it’s time for our elders, parents, family, teachers, counselors, coaches, and whoever else influences our decision to start reminding children to stay in school. Many kids now days just don’t care about anything.. AT ALL! But sometimes it’s not always the kids fault. Many children believe that their parents/guardians just don’t care or believe in them, so they drop out because they’re lazy, they don’t have support, and believe that high school is no big deal.
So parents and guardians need to start pushing their kids and enforcing some rules. The problem is complicated and will be hard to fix, but it’s time for kids and parents to realizing you can’t just quit when things get hard.
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