I've been thinking about the dropout rate today and i'm thinking the kids of today have to many options for them to dropout. The man reason they dropout is becuase they have the idea that they can just get a GED and it's just as good as a high school diploma and for the most part people accept it as the same when it's not. My question is should the option of GED be removed ( accept for hardship reasons and I mean real hardships not mom and dad are lazy) and should there be penalties for droping out right off the bat (like longer liscense age wait ) and not just further down the road in life ...............
2006-07-19 12:44:27 · 9 answers · asked by wardancer 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I'd honestly love for the option to get a GED to be removed. I can't tell you how many people I know around my age who would rather opt for that than stick it out for a few more semesters to get their diploma. You're 100% right. It IS all about laziness.
Sure, if there are real hardships and real reasons why you need it, then go for it. But if you CAN get your high school diploma, then get the diploma.
I feel that even if they don't decide to go to college, they shouldn't try to get a GED. They shouldn't even try to go for a "high school diploma" through some vocational institute (like ITT Tech, Devry, PCDI, Maric, Westwood, Bryman, etc.) If they have the option of going to high school and they can't provide a valid reason to drop out and purse a GED, instead... they should stay in high school.
Though I disagree with the keeping of license ages, I do feel that there should be penalties for those that escape through the cracks of the system. They should be suspended or put on probation for something or another... :-/
GEDs are not the answer. Staying in HS is the answer.
2006-07-19 13:09:33 · answer #1 · answered by masterdeath01 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most definitely. I have noticed in the last 11 years, since I have been out of High School that the kids these days are dumber and more disrespectful despite the fact if they have dropped out or graduated.
I think it has a lot to do with the "younger" parents and just parents that don't give a hoot. There really isn't anymore discipline either. The state has control over how you discipline your child. Plus teachers hardly give a damn these days either. I don't remember having 25 year old teachers. I think 25 is too young to be teaching High School.....I was very well educated at 25 but not mature enough to teach High School and I think our biggest problem lies within that. Also, look at how many schools are being shut down. We have enough money for the war but not enough money for our schools. So when this happens the classrooms are packed and there aren't enough teachers to give individual help to the ones that need it.
And private schools aren't always the answer. I went to private and public and some of the smartest kids in the private school ended up a F-up or in prison.
So who do we blame? The Government, the Teachers or the Parents??????
2006-07-19 19:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by Cynthia H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no GED should not be removed. this is America. every kid has a right to education weather it's GED or high school. some kids find out later in life that they should of stayed in school. so what if a kid has a GED that does not make him any less of a person. he can grow up and be a very successful person.
2006-07-19 19:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by Nicko912 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. True, if the parent allows the child to drop out, i don't think that they should be forced to go. However, if they want to get their GED, I think they should get it before they dropout, that way they can move on in their life. You can't just control someone based on what you want them to do, you have to let them make the choice to ruin their life, or save it.
2006-07-19 19:49:21 · answer #4 · answered by kyle r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
25 years ago I got my GED. Last fall I started college. Today, my grades are as high as they were in High School...with out the B.S.!!!
I wasn't lazy or stupid. Just bored to death!
I think they do a better job of offering kids the options in school that we never had. But you can't make them appreciate it!
Inspiration is the key to reaching them! That and encouragement I never had. Not control & conform...that's what drove me away in High School!
2006-07-19 21:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by Helzabet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think there should be a penalty. I do think they should offer year around school though. Kids get bored going 9 months straight. With year round it's 9 weeks on and 4 weeks off. It's much easier to cope.
2006-07-19 19:48:19 · answer #6 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally? I think they should have all year available to children. And have a test like you take to become a lawyer. If you can pass it, no more school. Done. Finished. I would have been out of high school at age 14 at least - and been on to college.. and still at home, yad yada yada.
And college should be free - not just to the poor as it can be now, but to every dam person that can prove themselves to be capable of finishing college and contributing to our society in a positive manner
That pisses me off.
2006-07-19 19:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by game buddee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As good as that sounds in theory you can't force one to learn when they don't wish to. If you force them to stay in school they will do what they can to cause disruption and thereby hinder the learning processes of those who wish to. Many of the kids who drop out just because don't even bother with the G.E.D. either.
2006-07-19 19:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is america you lazy slob.
2006-07-19 19:48:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋