A question for teachers?

Question

I dropped out of school after I finished 11th grade and I am working now. What advice do you have for me?

Answer 1

Keep working, save that money, and take the GED. Take that time to build your resources, and plan for what you want to do with the rest of your life. Once you have a better idea about what career you really want, go back to school (tech college, community college, or a university).

Most state colleges and tech schools will take you with a GED only, although you may have to take a couple extra remediation classes when you get there.

I never graduated from high school, took my GED, and worked for a while.

I now have a Master's Degree in special education and a job at a wonderful school.

Answer 2

Finish grade 12 in night school and/or by corrrespondence. Unless you are a brilliant genius like Jim Henson or Bill Gates, you are not going very far without your high school diploma. These days, most higher paying jobs are going to college graduates, and many of them can't find a job.

Here are a few suggestions:

Find something that you really like and are good at, and become better than anyone else.

Create and train for a job where it would be very difficult to replace you.

Look for occupations where there is a great need but very few people are entering these areas.

Suggested areas:

Health: great need for psychologists
Mechanics: very few certified & qualified
Accounting & economics: anything re. money
Engineering, many new areas, today
Teaching: few to fill many openings
Mathematics & Science: so many needs
Plumbing & Electricity, so many needs

Yes, it will be tough going to finish your last year. Sometimes you'll be tempted to give up or die, but if you push yourself and succeed, you'll be proud of yourself.

In the future, when you look back at this completed goal, you'll smile and thank yourself, many times, for putting in the effort.

Answer 3

if you don't like your job, go to night school at your local high school and finish up your classes to get your GED. if you are happy where you are and don't feel the need to continue your education then don't do anything! :) oh, and you don't have to be a teacher to answer this question, it is common knowledge! :)

Answer 4

your question is a little unclear...do you want to go back to school?

if you do, you can take night classes and go back to get your equivalent high school diploma. there are lots of programs for adults.

i made a lot of mistakes in university and my GPA wasn't what i needed to get into graduate schools right away...but i'll never forget what my favorite prof said to me...she said "no door is every permanently closed to you. it might be a little harder to open, but there is always a way."

never feel like anything is hopeless! just work hard and you can make anything happen for yourself.

Answer 5

Stick with the job and take evening / weekend classes to get your GED. Then get your GED

Answer 6

stick with the job and try to save some money