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High School Dropouts

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High School Dropouts

Education always is an important thing anyway. But nowadays the life is more progressive, it seems to people want to quit to school. In this situation, drop out of school is a big problem in the public. Especially is High School dropout. As a result of no interesting and laziness, students who drop out of school would have fewer jobs and become a burden of the society in the later life.

There are many reasons for student leaving school. Majority is they aren't interesting to go to school. Some students don't like going to school, many classes are boring to them, they couldn't get along with their teachers, or they missed many days to catch up, and they aren't motivated to work hard. Some of them entered high school poorly prepared by their earlier schooling. Besides laziness is also a big problem for students. They don't want to study, just go to school for happiness with their friends and result is they fail on their exams. They prefer staying at home to play games, chat, and text message to their friends than going to school. Since the life is freedom, that's why many teenagers of this age like to go out with their friend, dating, shopping, etc. And the result the young girls will be pregnant. Another reason is students drop out of school because they have to go to work to help support their family, or they get a job which isn't fixing with their school's time, therefore they quit their school for keep the job. Minority is some of them have to take cares of members of their family or relatives. One bad thing is they are smoking and use drugs; it becomes an addiction for them.

Young people who aren't complete high school will face more many problems in later life than do people who graduate. Lifetime after dropping out is difficult, because they are limited their opportunities with their lack of education and skills that schooling should provide. Less knowledge is unable to find good, well-paying jobs, only some fewer jobs for them. They are often concentrated in low-level positions, such as laborers or service workers. Even more discouraging, dropouts are almost twice as likely as graduates to have no job at all. When they are unemployed, it's not only their problem but also effect to society

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