High School Dropouts Research Paper

I always knew that college and high school dropouts are a big problem in this country, however I was never informed enough on the topic to realize how much it impacted people worldwide. Over the past few weeks I have been researching effects, causes, and solutions for college as well as high school dropouts. After this research I realized that this issue is much bigger and more important than it seems, it has negative effects on everyone in the society.However, the worst part is that the solution is so easily attainable. The reason it has taken such a long time is because of lack of awareness and effort to stop it, but that will soon change.
The epidemic of college dropouts has been an issue in this country since the earliest schools. This …show more content…
They make the argument that “some of the most influential people to ever live are college and high school dropouts.”(Why are..1). This is true, people like Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and Bill Gates are college and high school dropouts. However, these are special cases and can very rarely be replicated. yet there are still a few advantages to dropping out of college. For example, “Dropouts start making money sooner, saving many years in college.”(Why are… 5), and “Dropouts have far less loans to pay off.”(Why are… 6). All of this is true, however, the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits. For example, “Dropouts have no degree to fall back on if they fail.”(Why are… 4),”It’s hard to find work without a degree.”(Why are… 6), and “Dropouts have to start on their own with little support from investors or community.”(Why are… 6). These reasons are more than enough to strongly discourage people from dropping out of college or high school. Believing that having a society with less educated individuals will be more successful are most likely dropouts themselves. There is very little encouragement to drop out of school yet it is still happening all around the country. Those who oppose increased educational funding and support say that it would be better spent in other places. This to is false, health care, social security, and military spending is far too high already. Educational spending does not limit any freedoms and does not pose any spending issues.Therefore, it does not harm individuals or the society as a whole. It is clearly the best option to tackle this issue head on as opposed to blaming students, teachers, families, or any other group of people. It is everyone 's equal responsibility to ensure that the children and adults of this country have the best education possible in order to solve the problems of the future. As for those who say it is not an issue worth addressing. This