why cant u get out of high school when 16 years old?
600504
Just think, it leaves you two extra years to figure out how to properly use an apostrophe.
57138
you also need to be 16
563630
YES AT 16 YOU CAN DROP OUT . BUT IT WILL BE A BIG MISTAKE DON'T QUIT SCHOOL / EVEN IF YOU GET A GED YOU WILL REGRET NOT FINISHING SCHOOL IN YOUR ADULT YEARS . AND MOST EMPLOYERS WONT HIRE A PERSON THAT QUIT SCHOOL BECAUSE IF THEY QUIT SCHOOL THEY PROBABLY WILL QUIT EVERYTHING ELTS THEY EVER DO . STAY IN SCHOOL NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU HATE IT . YOU NEED EDUCATION TO SUCCEED IN LIFE
532767
Scholarships is mandatory till your 16 ( so just must go to school) all most everybody (95 %) goes to there 18 when they have the "secondary diploma ( I thinks that's like high school ) a great amout of people try higher studies and there a lot of people around with a least a bachelor diploma
280872
I'm 24... I wish I can go back to being 16 - not because life was cool at 16 but so I can retake my GCSEs, do my A Levels and have gone to university already. By now I could be in the early stages of a prosperous career...\n\nNever mind! Its never too late I guess!!!
386173
OMG!  How did you get through high school?  Teens have been bullies for YEARS!!!  All kidding aside, just think of Columbine and the effects of ridicule are just the tip of the iceberg.
363015
stay in school you don't want o go back when you in your 30's or 40's plus when you have kids you don't want them to drop out and or think think there mother is stupid
1096438
You didn't tell us how old you are.\nIf you are in high school,there are many community event to meet at. \nHave patients, you will have 100 years or more for relationships.\nIf you are in middle school, you have a problem.\n1-school is getting harder, you are learning the basics for your trade or occupation.\n2-your hormones are changing your body and your mind.\n        these are 2 very powerful distractions.\nAgain. Have patients
778766
i used to ask the same thing when i was a 15 year old high school student now i'm a 21 year old college senior sometimes asking the same question. it's just the stress of the situation that's causing the doubts. hopefully you can keep it together and before you know it you'll be finished with high school. don't think about the future expectations too much. just live your life.
321697
NO. I hated school. so i dropped out this yr. Senior year of highschool. But i now regret it. I've found that it's very hard to get a job, or for an employer to even take a second look at you, if you don't have a highschool education. However i'm going to get my GED, and try and make something of my life. But what i've found out is that, school may suck and be boring at times, but in the long run, it's necessary. So what ever you're thinking stay in school.
880869
Hello,I used to feel the same way when I was young in school, and I did skip all the time, I had terrible grades from 5-10 and finally dropped out in the middle of my 11th year, I thought I was so cool then,Doing drugs drinking just partied for years, Now that I have grown up, I realize what a dumb choice that was, I did accomplish my GED this year at 28 years old, but I crave to be in high school again, and wish I could have graduated with my friends, and had a scholorship went to college all that stuff, now all I have is the experience of doing wrong to share with my children and kids like you ,what a foolish choice it is to miss school and drop out, your having it all handed to you basically for free right now, you have free schooling, free place to live and stuff from your parents, please take it while its there, even look into to Job Corp, I wish you the best and please get back in school stop skipping!!
381088
Yes you can (in most areas). Besides, you are pursuing education by getting your GED. You need parent permission (with a good reason) until you are 16.
527414
The High School exit exam is basically an 8th grade proficiency exam, so if by the time you are in the 12th grade, if you still have not mastered what you were expected to learn in the 8th grade, then you should not be allowed to graduate.  Most of the students who will not graduate because of failure to pass this exam are students who would have normally just dropped out of high school in the past.  90% of all seniors who take this exam pass it, so why should the 10% who didn't study for the last 3 or 4 years be the reason why they test is not taken.  A high school diploma is supposed to mean that you have achieved a basic level of education, not that you managed to not get kicked out for 12 years.  If you find out in the 8th grade that you aren't making the grade and 4 years later, you still can't pass it, then you didn't really study when you obviously needed to.
1170259
Their education surpasses ours, can graduate high school at 15/16 years of age because of it.  It is of primary importance to them, where we sometimes lack this.
795846
I am with Frank, I do not think most teens drop out of school.  Most states have enacted legislation that compells them to stay in school until they are 18.  Additional legislation is being considered to further penalize drop outs, such as taking away their driver's license.\n\nOn the contrary, more teens than ever are finishing school and graduating than ever.  Overall our younger generation are good people who strive to live a good life and the place to start is to finish school.
46015
School sucks in general.  Teenagers shouldn't be forced to live at the mercy of other teenagers.  College, on the other hand, is great.  Once you get rid of the people who don't want to be there and give the student full control of their academic career, everything gets good.
561934
It's interesting how those 4 years in High School can have such an ever-lasting impression in a person's life.\n\nI suppose it's because we do most of our "growing up" while in high school, and we start  to confront the realities of Life.\n\nWether you loved high school, or you hated it....somehow, all those events during that period of your life are unforgettable.