**************************************************** High School Dropouts Why do teens drop out? Especial in the last year of high school. Most people say it's just plain stupid but sometimes it's for a good or bad reason. Can you help them or is it just impossible? Some teens have problems at home, some are lazy and fed up of school, some have financial problems and just can't afford to finish high school or they just can't cope with all the work loads that goes with the last year of high school. Alot of people recommend talking to a school counsellor but can they really help? Take these to two people that I know: One of my friends rescently dropped out of high school for her boyfriend because they had moved in together when she had turned 18. Then her boyfriend lost his job so she had to give up school to make some money. She only had 4 more months left before she had her high school diploma. Her boyfriend is a drug addict so that where most of the little money she earns goes. My class and her friends thought she was being stupid and that she would regret it later in life but I think she already regretting it because now she's stuck in a dead end job with a small paycheck and she broke up with her boyfriend because she had wanted a baby and she told him to lay off the drugs and he wouldn't. Then another of my classmates dropped out because he couldn't be bothered to come to school because he was very lazy and said he would go to evening school but he's not. One has money problem and had a drug addict boyfriend and the other one you will never motivate to go back to school because he's just not interested. These were example of teens that you can't help or who don't want help. You can give them advice like my friends and I did and everything to try and convince them to stay those few extra months but if it will make a difference I don't really know. It's their choice. It's just a pity they don't realise what they are giving up. If you're think about dropping out when school gets difficult coz I know it's only just started again, just thinking about this it's a trend that will stick with you
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.