If you've dropped out of high school what was the reason, and what could your school have done differently that would've motivated you to continue studying?\n\nNote: Quotes are needed for an educational study. Thank you.
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There were many reasons i dropped out of school...i was way to much of a partyer, didn't like to wake up early.. my dad died when i was 16, never felt like going to school, just sat in my room and cried.. there was nothing the school did to make me drop out, i dont ever think its the schools fault, there is nothing they could do diffrent, its all on us
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My senior English Teach AND the career councilor both told me it would be best for me to drop out and get my G.E.D. Granted I was far behind, but that is never advice you give to a high school student. Even though I did follow their advice...
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My life has never been perfect (even till now). Ups and downs and sideways, too. But the essence of life is how you live it during the good times and , unfortunately, during the bad times, too. So all of those bad things I charge to experience and hope that I don't trip over the same rock twice. And for the good things, keep on coming.\n\nMost of those who reply to this question so far say that they should have done better in elementary or high school or college. Right answers. There are no wrong answers. But come to think of it, don't you guys feel that your misses and "mistakes" have helped you to grow stronger and better equipped to face more challenges? What do you think?
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I have that withdrawal too! I was in college for elementary ed. Now that I'm teaching (high school), I really miss college. I miss learning (and yes, even studying). I miss my friends. Most of all, I miss my extracurricular activities. I always had something to do in college. Now I just come home and play video games and sit on Yahoo! Answers. *sigh* I hope to go back to grad school soon. You should too!
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I went to Job Corps. I was in Business/Clerical trade where I learned to type. Among other things I got my high school diploma from the local high school. This looks better on my resume than GED. I took a couple of college classes that they paid for but they refused to pay for any more. That's a sore spot with me :(\n\nI also learned a lot of things that I didn't imagine I would learn at Job Corps. I learned how much I could drink without dying of alcohol poisoning. I learned how to handle my liquor. I learned how to roll a joint. I learned that there's all types of guys and you can't judge a book by its cover. I learned what love is (kinda). I learned that sometimes you have to put up with a whole lotta crap from staff and students to get the ultimate goal of education but it's worth it in the end. Going off campus for weekend passes helped me a lot. I didn't go home much but I begged my friends to take me home with them. I can't tell you how much I learned from this. I learned how I don't want to live in poverty like my friends did. If you need someone to talk to I would love to listen. My yahoo ID is i2cu8122000
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I dropped out of school when I was 16 years old and was still in the 9th Grade in HS. When I was 19 someone talked me into getting a GED so that I could get a good job. I did and without having to take any preparation classes first. I was pretty happy about that. However, the guy that talked me into getting my GED couldn't get me the job that he promised. I was really upset and felt like that I got my GED for nothing. Some years later I decided to give community college a try and maybe get an associates degree to even get me a better job. One thing lead to another and I found that I liked college much more than high school. I have a degree in Economics and will have my MBA by December of this year. Looking back, I am really happy that guy talked me into getting my GED. It is never too late to get started living life because you never know what you can find out about yourself. "Success is not a destination, its a journey" \n\nJust a thought, \nI'm Joe
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Some time stop and think about all those fun things you did instead of schoolwork.  Then think about all those years you're facing trying to survive in an increasingly technological society without an education.  4 years of fun, 40 years of poverty and desperation.  interesting choice.  brave choice.  like a craps shooter trying to make his point the hard way.  if you get tired of it, there's always community college, though the cost of that keeps going up, too.
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I graduated in the class of '99 and I must say I was nowhere near as studious as you. I tended to blow off assignments if I didn't feel like doing them, but I have a photographic memory so I always aced my tests without cheating. I never skipped class but that could've been because my very strict father taught Physics at my high school and if I missed class he'd know about it. Besides being lazy and generally not caring much about my education I was not a terrible student. I've never done drugs and didn't start drinking or having sex until after I graduated high school. Since then I spent some time in the military which taught me discipline and I recently started college. I don't think kids are any worse now than they were when we were in school... I knew about a lot of my peers doing the same things you mentioned your students doing, I just didn't do the same things.
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#1. What is your highest level of completed education?\nHigh school diploma & trade school.  Some college classes... just for personal enrichment.\nMy dh had some college.  We have owned 2 different successful businesses and financially do better than most of our college degree friends. \n\n#2. Why are you homeschooling your children?\nI feel that I have been HSing my dd since birth.  She is extemely bright and would be bored in the PS system.  I had her tested at age 4.5 and she was testing at month 8 of Kindergarten for reading & spelling and month 6 of 1st grade for math.  The tester said that the test was unfair to my dd because  the test is for 5 and above.  She explained that if I had her retested after 5 she would probably score even higher.  My point is that her educational need would not be met in PS.\n\n#3. What impact do you believe homeschooling has on your child's social development?\nI believe that her social development would be hindered if she were made to be with children her own age only.  She has fantastic social skills...people that have just met her often are amazed at how well she can talk with adults and play with children of all ages.\n\n#4. Should anyone be allowed to educate their own children? Why?\nIn a perfect world and perfect circumstances I would say yes.\nWhile it is lawful for anyone to educate their own children...I don't feel that everyone should be able to have children let alone educate them.  HSing takes a lot of effort and time if it is going to be done right and some children unfortunatly are better off being babysat by the state than being with their own parents.\n\n#5. Through what grade level do you plan on teaching your children? Why?\nAt this point in time until college...but if her education is suffering we will make adjustments when and if that time comes.
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My senior year. I had the most fun because I joined a few clubs and was more active in chorus. I was in a trio that won first in state and a triple trio that won second in state. I also had lots of friends and fun. Unfortunately, I had a little too much fun and my grades fell so badly that I almost didn't graduate. I barely made it, but at the last exam, I gave it my all and passed. If I would have only done that throughout all of high school, I would have been an honor student, along with winning lots of scholarships and going on to college. But, alas, I didn't. Don't mean to bum you out, but it's true. I had more freedom as a senior, turning 18 in the middle of the year. I didn't handle 18 too well. I hope you do better than I did. Study hard. Get the best grades you can. Join a couple of clubs. Have fun. You'll only do this once, then it's gone. Learn from one who's been there, done that. Be careful. Be safe. <*)))><
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Was so tricky when I was in school - wanted to have friends, but telling them they couldn't copy my work wouldn't go over too well.\n\nEven worse, some people would even go out of there way to see that I did worse. I remember a whole class once convinced the teacher who graded a project of mine an A+ that it was done commercially, and she was convinced enough to lower my mark to a B, even though all those accusations were false.\n\nSo why did I not allow people to copy my homework? Because it was me that went home and put in long hours, it was me who studied for the tests, it was me who did what I had to do when I couldn't understand what I did in class.\n\nIt was unfathomable to me why someone in school should profit and get the same results as someone who actually puts in the work.\n\nAnd I figured having a friend who would reject me because I refuse to have my homework copied wouldn't be much of a true friend, so I'd rather go without anyway.\n\nAt the end of the day, I felt much better being able to make that hard decision, and I knew that one day soon, petty elementary school and secondary school would be over and I'd be in schools of higher education, where presumably my peers would be more mature. And they were.
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I am out of school long time ago. Glad to know that you are doing good in school. Doesn't it feel good? You are working hard -- that's why. Keep it up.
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There was a test called the "Gate" test and we all took it in first grade.  After that test my two best friends would leave the school we attended for "accelerated" learning  2-3 days of the week and I was stuck at school without them. \n\nBy the time I was in 6th grade I was getting in a lot of fights and suspended from school for hitting a teacher.  They of course sent me to the school counselor who opened my records and said, "why didn't you attend the Gate program?  You got the highest scores in our district!"  I went on to get expelled from 2 High Schools, a Boarding School and even 2 Projects.\n\nMom and Dad never told me about the letter they got about passing the Gate exam.  They called the school back in first grade and said they didn't want their son to be "different" from the other kids.\n\nWhat were my dreams?  To be a Criminal... I won't go into detail, but not one stopped me.  Thankfully I learned from my mistakes before I ever got caught, I learned that being the tough guy left you with a dirty conscience... so now I'm serving in the military trying to repay my good luck in service to this country.\n\nCan't wait to get out, and just be "different!" =P\n\nMom and Dad... it's not your fault, but I can't help but wonder what might have been.\n\n*ADDED* A  few of my boys and I jam on Sundays... it's what we do instead of church, since it's the only time we are all off together when we are deployed here.
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Continuing my grammatical corrections from your first post...\n\nOf course, there were situations that affected my academic records either positively or negatively. The fact that I traveled a lot made me more respectful of those who come from different cultural backgrounds and also made me fluent in three languages. I am looking forward to learning Spanish someday. One of my negative situations, quite recently, I had two jobs and was also a full-time student. I was so overwhelmed that I couldn’t do everything at once and, in the end, I had to drop one of my classes. Of course, I took it again and completed with a B+. However, this negative experience does have a bright side. It is true that it costs me money and time, but since then I have understood that my only full-time job is being a student.\n\nGood luck.
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I dropped out of high school at the end of my final year due to my teachers not wanting to teach me and me wanting to get "youth" out of my system. I travelled and worked in various jobs and really enjoyed life experiences till around 26 when I got married. My lack of finishing school never bothered me until I wanted to get a better job in healthcare. So I finished as a mature student and studied part time for threee years finishing 5 diploma courses and having that recognized as credit towards a Bachelors Degree which I have now finished at age 34. I learned more faster and more thoroughly as an older person as I had the distractions out of the way. I believe you are under way too much pressure way at far too earliy an age to decide at 17 what you wanted to do for the rest of your life.\n\nCraig - Naturopath
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In my ideal world, I would have stayed in college meaning I would have been done a long time ago. Right now, I plan on graduating December 2007 with an associates degree. Of course I want to fulfill my dreams and ambitions, that is what is driving me and motivating me to finish school.\n\nRight now, I feel that I am headed in a very good direction. I have a job, albeit a fast food job, but a job none the less. I plan on looking for a job after the new year in the profession that I'm majoring in in school.
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I was homeschooled for all but three of my school years.  I have known many people who were in the same situation that it sounds like you're in, being fed up with the school district, etc. and went to homeschooling.  Being in high school, you might find it to be a bit of a hassle to drop out of the school without them giving you a lot of trouble about graduation requirements and various other little things.\n\nHomeschooling is a very good alternative, if you're willing to keep on top of things.  Depending on what state you live in, you might have a harder time switching to homeschool than in some other states.  You'll very likely have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get out of the school system.\n\nYour parents are going to have to commit to helping you in this, because if you're just going to do it by yourself, you'll find it much harder to get the school district to allow you to leave.  You need to really talk it through with your parents, and make a decision about whether this is really the right choice.  Make sure you won't regret doing this a few weeks after you start homeschooling.  \n\nA great organization to check out while you're thinking about switching to homeschooling is the Homeschool Legal Defense Association.  They can help answer most any question you might have, and have a lot of expertise on this subject.  I would check them out, and their website also has a lot of very helpful links to other homeschooling organizations.  Good luck in this possible change!