Should High School Students Dropout

Imagine being in high school at the age of sixteen. You have the choice of dropping out of high school legally at this age. Would you drop out of high school at this age? The drop-out rates in the United States is a well-known problem when it comes to teens. In the society, high school students, at age sixteen, are legally allowed to dropout. However, a few people argue that the age sixteen is too young for a student to dropout and dropping their education altogether. In this situation, everyone has their individual opinion on this topic. People believe it’s the parent’s and the child’s decision when the child stops attending school and stops with their education. Sixteen should not be the legal age to dropout. The legal age to dropout should be risen to the age of eighteen across the United States. Even …show more content…
“A high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his lifetime. And almost a million dollars less than a college graduate” (Do Something). Without a decent job, it is hard to pay for things by dropping out at the age of sixteen. Even working at stores, like Walmart, needs a diploma from high school. Dropping out at the age of sixteen will get you nowhere in life. The high school dropout will struggle through life trying to save money, pay for bills, and other things people need. With the money they make through their jobs, will not cover the cost of the people they need to support or to support themselves. They will not be financially stable to take care of themselves, which will result in them either being homeless, living in a crappy place, or still living with their parents. Would you want to live with your parents as a grown adult? Receiving a decent education in high school take you farther in life than just dropping out of high school altogether. However, the high school graduate might not make as the college graduate, but it is better than having