Every year over 1.2 million people dropout of high school; That is 7,000 a day or one every 26 seconds (11 Facts About High School Dropout Rates). In the video, The American Dropout, it shows real people telling their stories about their lives after they dropout and reasons for their decision. It portrays that not everyone that drops out does it because they do not care. Parents not being in a child’s life can greatly increase the likelihood of a child to dropout. In the story Welding with Children, the children’s mothers did not care for their children and dropped them off at their grandparent’s house so they could go have fun. This does not mean that they will definitely be a high school dropout; However, this foreshadows a possibility that
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In 2010, 38 US states had high graduation rates; Vermont had the highest with 91.4% and Nevada had the lowest with 57.8% (11 Facts About High School Dropout Rates). Even though it has gotten better, the rate is still higher than it needs to be. Out of all of the students that dropout, around 75% of them end up committing a crime (11 Facts About High School Dropouts). That does not mean that if someone drops out they will commit a crime; However, the chances are a lot more likely. Also, the average high school dropout makes $200,000 less than a high school graduate over their lifetime (11 Facts About High School Dropouts). That money could be the difference in a middle class life and having to get money from the government every month. Even though the dropout rates have gotten better over the years, it still needs a lot of work from …show more content…
Students who have no interest in enrolling in their old schools, or who are old enough that their schools will not accept them, might benefit from taking the General Education Development test (Options for High School Dropouts). This is a test that measures how much students know, and its designed to ensure that students have learned the same sort of information they would have picked up in a completed educational program (Options for High School Dropouts). Most colleges do accept students with a GED; However, students that have a high school diploma have the edge on admissions. If going the GED route is not for them, then there are still many different kinds of jobs out there that will hire someone with no kind of diploma. A few of those jobs include construction, retail, and cosmetology (What Careers Are Available With No High School Diploma?). “It was at the theater and at Carnegie Hall that Paul really lived; the rest was but a sleep and a forgetting” (Paul’s Case). Just like Paul, in Paul’s Case, a person can find a job that they adore even without a high school diploma. However, if the person is feeling like they made a mistake and needs to go back to school, there can be an option for them. In some states, a public school is required to re-enroll a dropout as long as they can prove their residency (Options for High School Dropouts). Just because someone dropped out of high school, does not mean they can not
In 2010, 38 US states had high graduation rates; Vermont had the highest with 91.4% and Nevada had the lowest with 57.8% (11 Facts About High School Dropout Rates). Even though it has gotten better, the rate is still higher than it needs to be. Out of all of the students that dropout, around 75% of them end up committing a crime (11 Facts About High School Dropouts). That does not mean that if someone drops out they will commit a crime; However, the chances are a lot more likely. Also, the average high school dropout makes $200,000 less than a high school graduate over their lifetime (11 Facts About High School Dropouts). That money could be the difference in a middle class life and having to get money from the government every month. Even though the dropout rates have gotten better over the years, it still needs a lot of work from …show more content…
Students who have no interest in enrolling in their old schools, or who are old enough that their schools will not accept them, might benefit from taking the General Education Development test (Options for High School Dropouts). This is a test that measures how much students know, and its designed to ensure that students have learned the same sort of information they would have picked up in a completed educational program (Options for High School Dropouts). Most colleges do accept students with a GED; However, students that have a high school diploma have the edge on admissions. If going the GED route is not for them, then there are still many different kinds of jobs out there that will hire someone with no kind of diploma. A few of those jobs include construction, retail, and cosmetology (What Careers Are Available With No High School Diploma?). “It was at the theater and at Carnegie Hall that Paul really lived; the rest was but a sleep and a forgetting” (Paul’s Case). Just like Paul, in Paul’s Case, a person can find a job that they adore even without a high school diploma. However, if the person is feeling like they made a mistake and needs to go back to school, there can be an option for them. In some states, a public school is required to re-enroll a dropout as long as they can prove their residency (Options for High School Dropouts). Just because someone dropped out of high school, does not mean they can not