Why do people drop out of high school?

Question

Maybe its you or maybe its someone you know, or maybe you dropped out a long time ago, but WHY?
I am a teacher and I know some reasons people tell them selves but it still shocks me everytime

Answer 1

they drop out because they can't handle the pressure or the drama and think that they will do better in the real world without a degree of any kind....in summary....THEY'RE MORONS!!!!

Answer 2

I left high school at 16 to run away from home and see the world and I have no real regrets about it. I was a misfit and had a hard time socially and I needed to get away. You can talk about it untill you are blue in the face and nothing will change. Eventually I got a GED. I might have done better in the job market, but I would've been miserable all my life so there is no question in my mind that it was the right thing to do.

Answer 3

I think there is about 15% of students who are hands-on learners. Their learning styles are different and they don't fit in with what works for the majority. Most teachers don't have time to figure out how to engage those hands-on learners, so those students sit there and feel stupid, but they are not stupid, they just haven't been exposed to a style that allows them to absorb the information.

I think it's a shame that these students leave school feeling like failures. They are our artists, culinary stars, auto mechanics, etc. They have a lot to offer and they'd probably do much better in college but since they had such a bitter experience their first 12 years of school I doubt many of them go on to try college.

Answer 4

People drop out of high school for many reason. As a high school student, I see that school can be stressful. I have a firends that stay up all night doing homework. While stress is one factor, the major problem is peer pressure, family, and outside involvement. Peers are suppose to be helpful. While most are helpful, so are really evil and force people to do drugs and make you do crimes that you don;t want to. Family is a big factor if they are poor. It would make the student want to work to support the family. Some student just want to be out in the community and don;t want to be at school

Answer 5

Due to peer pressure or sometimes do not fit in and being bullied. Also lack of family and emotional support; and lack of interest. Not doing well at school and no one to help or turn to. Maybe even family problems such as divorce or abuse can also be a contributing factor to the dropout. It all adds up and eventually, the stress level becomes too high and intolerable, leading to mental breakdown and suicidal thoughts.

Answer 6

I was in a very bad situation. I didn't have a steady home to live in, I was bouncing around from friends to friends, I had no parental guidance, no money, then I got pregnant at the beginning of the school year. I know this all sounds like a big fat excuse, & I"m not one for excuses. I went on to be the first person in my family to ever attend college. I have a better job than either of my parents ever had & I'm a great mother. I would never promote my children to 'drop' out of school. But I can't say that I completely regret it, b/c I wouldn't be where i am today...

Answer 7

I dropped out because I got married in my junior year (not pregnant..just in love!). I actually did get pregnant in my senior year and dropped out with only 2 credits needed to graduate:(
But I went on, raised 2 kids, been married almost 30 yrs.
I went to night classes for those 2 credits and got my actual high school diploma at the ripe old age of 33!!

Answer 8

I feel that the child loses it after awhile.. Teachers, can teach but the child can be a slow learner. I know I was. So the teacher asks does everyone get this embarassed they do not answer, and like myself we get lost, and loss of interest occurs. and then they drop out. I tell my grandchildren that if they do not get it they must'nt leave school until they do and confide in the teacher and get the instruction after school so that they do not fall behind..

Answer 9

Well, Jahmie and Sam H,

I hate to inform you of something. I did drop out at the age of 17. I'm not even close to being stupid.

The reason I dropped out was so I could work full time to bring in money because my single father was injured and unable to work.

So please do not expect all of us dropouts to be stupid.

Answer 10

Drugs, problems with kids at school, problems at home, problems with a teacher, I got my GED in the 10th grade and kissed school goodbye because i had much more things to worry about in my life than learning

Answer 11

my sister droped out. she always had trouble paying attention and being motivated enough to get everything done. she was never in any kind of special education, but me being 5 years older than her i always helped her with her homework. it was so hard to get her to pay attention long enough for me to explain something to her. she just didnt want to learn, and nothing i did or didnt do made it that way. the unfortunate thing is it took me longer for me to do my homework than it took her when she just sat down and did it. right when i got home from school until dark, i worked on my homework. some nights i didnt even finish. i scraped by in school getting Cs and Ds every year. i barely graduated. i was the one in special education from my 3rd grade year all the way up until 8th grade, and then they put me back in for my senior year. i went to college and took a learning disability class, and found my IQ was actually in the low 200s. but was also diagnosed with a learning disability that required that i have 2x the time everyone else got on all timed tests. i found this strange, because i'm not really good at any one thing. i have a somewhat high IQ, and was in special education, but at the same time wasnt a savant at anything. maybe i just wasnt trying hard enough, or looking at things wrong. about 6 months ago my sister paid the money to get her GED that way. she barely passed, and now has a GED. her employers (if she had any) would see her GED the same way they'd see a regular high school deploma. the only people that wouldent is a college, and she really has no plans now or distant future of going to college. she saw what happened to me, and doesnt see the need. (i went to a community college, got the state to OK me for a good grant, and then couldent get a penny of it, since my father could not verify his income (this was one of the requirements for this college to view the grant as legitamate.) with the college itself. so while the state said i was approved to use all that money tward my education, i could not use a single penny of it. halfway through my first year, i realized i could not afford college, even a community college with my current job, and left my parents house against their will, leaving without telling them, and marrying someone 2 years later that i met on the internet. my sister figures she wont fair well in college, let alone be able to afford it, so she sees no problem with the GED she has. right now shes in san fransisco somewhere. i know shes into all kinds of drugs, and our parents are very worried about her. they understand now they cannot control me or her by demanding us to do things anymore. and that was one very important lesson i taught them by leaving home. my mother is a pre-school teacher and unfourtunatly still treats us both like 3 year olds. sadly i find this comforting as she's done it my whole life, and i dont know what its like to have a mother treat me as though i truly am my own age. my sister went the oposite direction i did, and completly defys everything everyone says. no one can do or say anything to help her see what she's doing to herself.