Dropouts (Gabby)

Decoding: The high school drop out rate is a national problem. In a blog of at least 250 words discuss: Why do you think so many students dropout? What do you think happens to them- what are some of the effects of dropping out? What can be done to keep kids in school?

Own words: There is a big problem with high school students dropping out. With a minimum of 250 words explain: Why do you think some students choose to drop out? What are their consequences of dropping out? What’s a good solution to prevent high school drop out?

The statistics show that every year 1.2 million high school students drop out. Every dropout has their own reasons on why they chose the impetuous decision. In my opinion the most dropouts are because of teen pregnancy. Teenagers get pregnant at a young age and don’t know what to do and how to manage with school and their baby. They get over stressed and believe that the easy way out is dropping out of school. I also believe that some students dropout because of them living in poverty and in need of a job to help out themselves and maybe their family. What dropouts don’t understand is that everything comes back with a consequence. For instance, the article The Effects of Not Graduating High School explains that, “Statistics provided by the center state that people who graduated high school earn an average of  $143 more per week than those who chose not to graduate. In addition, college graduates make on average $336 more weekly than those who only graduated high school.” (Crossely, Leonor, 11/20/12). The result of dropouts getting less money than those who did graduate high school makes the dropouts seek for public or government help. This also leads to costing everyone else more money (Crossely, Leonor, 11/20/12).  Dropouts can get help from their own school. There might be programs for students who need help in money. There might also be programs for teenage girls who need help with their baby like taking care of them. There really isn’t any way to prevent high school dropouts because if they want to dropout so badly they will accomplish that no matter how much help they get. It’s their choice and their life that their messing up and later on in life they will regret it.