2006-11-09 04:45:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Because their spirit has been crushed to the point of no return.
Because they want to be who they are instead of who everyone else wants them to be.
Because they are tired of trying to understand a canned curriculum instead of being able to learn in a way that is best and most beneficial to them.
Because they have been told that they are worthless losers if they don't meet everyone's standards.
Those are just guesses, I graduated in 1988. Teens deserve respect and many are not given any. Many have never been allowed to pursue things that matter to them and it is a huge generalization to say that they'd rather be doing "nothing".
2006-11-09 06:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by FreeThinker 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This doesn't really answer your question, just an interesting observation:
In the not-so-distant past, high schools didn't exist. IF (and I repeat, IF) a child went to a school at all, by the time they were teenagers, they were in some type of apprenticeship where they learned a trade or a skill. High school didn't really become "required" until after the industrial revolution (and subsequent labor laws) when minors were not allowed to work in certain jobs and during certain hours. What to do with them? Send them to school for another 4 years.
2006-11-09 06:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Immaturity. Teens often have not matured enough to think of the future. They live in the "now" and do what makes them feel better, give them less stress, etc.
Unfortunately, within a few years they will recognize what they threw away and regret that decision.
Sue
2006-11-09 05:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Immaturity. But, I don't understand why more teens aren't opting for early graduation and going to college and tech schools sooner. Maybe they never applied themselves. We'll always need manual workers, though.
2006-11-09 05:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did it because it seemed futile to continue. I was going to be a scientist. At some point I figured out that I wasn't really cut out to be a scientist. So, there just didn't seem to be much incentive to continue on.
2006-11-09 06:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are stupid & know they don't have enough credits to graduate anyway & don't want the hassle of summer school or GED, then society gets to support them via welfare and all their kids, so keep working or studying depending on what side of the fence you are on, good luck.
2006-11-09 10:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by jyone scotani 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it is rebellion.They are going to show us they are grown ups by doing whatever they want.
2006-11-09 04:50:16 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't stand school anymore.
2006-11-09 10:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are lazy and stupid! They don't think about the result before they drop out.
2006-11-10 03:25:00 · answer #9 · answered by Erika 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋