Dropping Out.

I've definitely said that like a million times this year.
Junior year succccckkkkkksssss.
It's awful. Between plays, homework, my boyfriend, and all of my friends being stupid this year, everything just sucks.
Plus, my classes are so much harder this year. It's awful.
And I think I failed my research paper for this year. I'll let you know how that goes, I get it back tomorrow.

I've not wanted to go to school, but I've never thought about dropping out. This year we get "senior release" where we only go to school for two periods a day, and then we can leave; of course, you don't have to take senior release. A friend of mine said something that applies to public schools, "School is free for now, why would I not want to get all I could?"

I don't mind that some kids drop out to apprentice, or to get their GED, but to drop out just to drop out seems pathetic. You don't want to go to school because you have to get up early, or because you don't like the people you are around, or because you don't like the work you're given- how the hell are you ever going to get a job? Jobs mean working at hours you may not like, they mean working with people you may not like, and they mean doing things you may not like to do. The kids who apprentice, or get their GED know they have a worthwhile future; what do the kids who don't know about their future do?

My parents both only have high school diplomas. My dad was laid off, and went jobless for a year and a half. It was difficult for him to find a job because he didn't have a college degree. If you don't have a high school diploma or the equivalent, you'd better be damn lucky in the future.

I dropped out in 5/6th grade, I had stress and at that point, I got really bad stomach aches, almost as cramps, whenever I thought of something I had to do/Something uncomfortable x[

Then I dropped out in 8th grade, with a possible depression and problems with my best friend x[

Yeah, Im weak ...

I dropped out of sixth form as I was starting my last year and applying for University. My teachers were shocked because I was doing so 'well'. I regret it a little, well a lot. I miss my friends, I miss my classes, I miss homework! But there's a part of me that think I made the right choice because I'm now an apprentice. I work full time, Monday to Friday. I start full pay from February, and I'm being tutored on a Saturday for English Literature. But I feel that dropping out has given me confidence, I know more about the buisness world, I know what it's like to work and I have experience to push me further, I'm doing a qualification in Buisness/Law as I work, and I've made a few new friends along the way. It's really good. I miss school but, if I didn't leave I wouldn't be here today. And I have more qualifications now, than what my friends have which is odd when I think about it. They took 4 subjects at A level and 3 at AS but, I have more from dropping out? Idk.

Some people thought I was a bit of a 'slacker' and a loser for dropping out, and apparently it looked like I was being lazy etc. A few people said that I was just being lazy and it wouldn't get me anywhere in the future but it will now.

I am a preschool drop out. I actually refused to go back when my mother picked me up one day. I think that was a sign of things to come.

High school was emotional hell for me. I was not the popular kid by any means, and I certainly did not hang out with any, but somehow my backstabbing immature group of "friends" started rumors about me that circulated throughout the entire student body overnight. Completely false rumors about me trying to kill myself, sleeping around, doing drugs, etc. All because I was legitimately suffering from depression due to all kinds of family circumstances and had sought help. You seriously find out who the good people are in those situations. I met some amazing people because of it, but oh how fun 11th grade and beyond were.

By half way through the year I was counting the days 'til my 16th birthday so I could drop out. I was a really good student, I loved learning, but even my teachers were treating me like shit as I struggled with my mental problems, and facing all the bullying and whispers when I showed up for class everyday certainly did not help matters. I had 2 allies in the school staff and I literally stayed in school just for their classes. I graduated 4 years ago and still talk to them.

I ended up doing a blend of in class and online to finish high school. I only went to school in the afternoons for my last 3 semesters of high school. I slept all morning, didn't have to face lunches with anyone, and took any other necessary classes online when I was feeling up to it. I would have fully dropped out if that had not been an option.

I was forced by my family to go to university. I was under 18 until over halfway through my first year so I really didn't have much choice (if I didn't go I didn't have a place to live). I ended that year with a 0.9 GPA and a letter kicking me out. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. I'd tried 2 majors that year and hated both, being forced to take time off was incredible. I got to know myself and work on me for a change.

I am back in school now, and I've tried another 2 majors. After 4 different attempts and schools I've finally found a fit! It probably also helps that I've made huge strides with my depression issues.

School doesn't always fit a person at the times society subscribes, or in the ways it subscribes. I believe if a person has personal struggles they are working through school is just one more weight keeping them from feeling like a healthy person. Taking a break, or exploring non-traditional education methods can be crucial in personal well being, and without that there is no point to life.

There is no reason not finishing school "on time" will lead to a life of failure. There are always opportunities to go back, no matter your age. The most important things are to be mentally and physically healthy enough for it, and to have a motivating reason to continue. Hell, so long as you can support yourself and are happy, who gives a shit if you got a diploma?

I've never considered dropping out of school, but I would love to take a year off before college. Just to have a little break.

I've always wanted to drop out. I was on the bottom of the food chain, teased endlessly, didn't have true friends, and it didn't help that my teachers were completely unwilling to assist me or take any extra time to tutor me in the subject I really needed to improve. I ended up crying half the day, every day of the week; I faked numerous sicknesses to avoid getting yelled at for being unable to complete a project I didn't understand, and to stay away from the people who hated me.

In the end, my mother compromised by pulling me out last year, 8th grade, during the beginning of my second semester. My first year (technically semester) of homeschooling sucked, as everything was... mixed up. Eventually, my Mom decided on online school, and even though it presents the same study problems (horrible teachers, I'm not smart and no one helps, and the people who do can't help me 'cause other things) I'm thankful to be away from the "haters" my school presented. -.- They were much worse than my study problems.

Honestly, I still wanna drop out. But I know I'll regret it later, so online school is fantastic.

I am dropping out I'm planning on taking a GED test once I turn eighteen though.
I'm way behind in school from missing a lot of school because of a wreck, and since no college would look twice at me and I can't join the military because of health problems, my opportunities really aren't any higher with a diploma as opposed to a GED. I have a job at a grocery store and a job working for a pool builder, and once I have some money saved up I'm going to try to get into a vocational school to get an auto mechanic certification. I'm pushing eighteen and I still have two more years of high school and that's if I pass every class, and to be honest I'm not sure if I would have to move out before I could graduate, so I'm working hard to make money for once I do in the mean time.

I dropped out of high school because I was just TIRED of everything. Not just the schoolwork and exams, just everything. I did go to Senior year, but then my computer broke and I couldn't afford to buy a new one and my stupid teachers wouldn't understand the situation, I had a baby brother to take care of, since my asshole father left us, my mom had to work super hard in order to simply put food on the table and I would sometimes not have anything to eat, literally. I had to walk to school every morning, a two miles walk, at 7:30 in the morning, whether it was sunny or raining. My boyfriend died on a car accident the person I thought was my best friend turned out to be a bitch... A LOT was going on and I just couldn't find the strength to deal with everything. Especially because I hated school. All I ever wanted was to be an actress and my mom won't let me because she thinks being an actor is a stupid profesion for dumb people and she wants me to be a lawyer... So, yeah, I'm not saying what I did was right, but it was what I had to do in order to get my head some rest... Now my mom wants me to finish the senior year and I have no other option...

I would never drop out...Besides the fact I only have one year left its just...why would I? School sucks, but seeing all my friends makes up for it :)

Idk about the law in the States, but here in Portugal you can always come back next year to finish high school.

In Scotland some people start high school at 11 years old, which means by the time you can leave (4th year) they're only 15 and leaving. Thankfully I was too much of a wimp to even consider leaving in fourth year and decided the say onto sixth. I'm totally not looking forward to advanced higher physics...or any of my classes this year in fact. Just one more higher and then I'll have five of them, that's doctor quality, though, I'm a bit clumsy to be a doctor.

I could never drop out - I'd die of boredom. As much as I hate it, I need my school assignments and assessments to keep me busy. I much prefer the feeling of getting good results/grades than lazing at home doing nothing. (Don't get me wrong, I love lazing around at home). I like school.

I basically dropped out my freshman year of high school. Like, not officially or legally, but I didn't go to school. At all. For about 80% of the school year, and was expelled, which kept me out of school for a while until I found one that would take me. It was just so difficult to get myself to go to school, especially since I ditched all the way through middle school because they don't really keep tabs on attendance, and because nothing you do in middle school matters anyway. I somehow, by the grace of some higher being, avoided ever being hit with truancy court, ever facing real consequences for it, and still managed to graduate a year early as a junior and finish vocational school. :)

I did legally drop out for a while though, when I first turned seventeen, the legal age to drop out in Colorado. I dropped out of only high school though, and stayed in the vocational school I was going to. Decided to go back after a few months, and graduated very quickly. I very seriously considered just dropping out for good, though. Almost all of my friends are dropouts. I only have a very small handful of friends who actually graduated, or plan on graduating, so the idea was very tempting. Honestly, if graduating early wasn't such an easily attainable option (and mostly because in Colorado you need a diploma to get a hairstyling license, which is what I was in tech school for) I most definitely would've just dropped out and never looked back.

I skipped school endlessly my whole elementary/ middle school. I went the first week of 9th grade and dropped out. Well didn't drop out, home-schooled, un-schooled as I like to call it. I couldn't handle the backstabbing people, the rumors that I was suicidal, and the rumors that I was dropping out and moving to London(okay who in the f*$@ made that one up?) to do something or other. I tried online schooling, one word, sucked. I went to public school and made enough friends to hold me over for awhile. But after all the backstabbing I'm giving up on them. It's not like i'm a friendless loser. I go out in the world and make friends. Friends who are younger, older etc. I plan on getting my GED, getting a job etc once I get my license. Maybe I'm growing up too fast but I really just want to prove to those people at my old school that I'm better then they led me on to believe. It's hard to be a 'drop-out' and still hear all the things your friends say about you. But eh it gets a little better.

My friend's mother barely passed high school and now they're struggling to make ends meet. They live paycheck to paycheck, her mother doesn't know how to manage the money and my friend is constantly stressed. They struggle with meeting basic living needs, all because her mother didn't go to college and probably would've dropped out of high school, had she gotten the chance.

My father always tells me "If you try your hardest during these years of your life, the rest of your life will be easy to live. You'll have the needs to supply yourself a stable living condition and with extra money to do whatever you'd like." I agree with this wholeheartedly.

Honestly, I wasn't going to comment in here before because it's a touchy subject for me. I did drop out this year two months before graduation. I had the option of going back to school this September and graduating and I chose not to. There isn't anything wrong with dropping out and it certainly doesn't mean the individual is giving up.

My husband and I don't live paycheck to paycheck or struggle to get things done. He graduated but he dropped out of college. I never had any intention of going to college but if I want to have a stable life for future children I will. I'm giong for my GED this fall and college next fall. I have no problem admitting that I dropped out and I know it's not going to be easy.

I'll make it work, I usually do.

Lisabeth Love:

There isn't anything wrong with dropping out and it certainly doesn't mean the individual is giving up.

I hate the stigma that goes with dropping out and how many people will call you a quitter or lazy. It's not like I'm dropping out to sit around and play video games or something. I have to totally support myself financially (and in about six months support someone else), which means I have to work a lot of hours a week (50-60 between two jobs usually). I am not lazy. There is no way I could finish two more years of high school and work enough hours, I didn't drop out because I was tired of homework and would rather sit around the house, don't fucking call me a quitter. [/rant]

^ That's my problem as well. I didn't give up instead I solved a problem that no one else was helping with. The sad thing is that each year I learned the same thing and had the same results. If I'm getting pretty good grades for the same thing every year I'm not continuing. That and bullies were horrible.

My husbands father in law tells me every time he comes down that I'm a quitter and the proof is that I'm online all the time and still unemplyed. First of all, I am employed even if it is under the table. I clean houses for a living and the reason I'm online a lot is because most of what I'm doing at that time is waiting for laundrey to finish.

That's more than what he does anyway. He never got his GED or made it to high school. Being a convicted pedophile certainly shows he didn't do anything good with his life either and he's the unemployed one while his wife works everyday from 6am to 12am.

I've never considered/wanted dropping out of school, and I don't plan to. I mean, you can obviously be successful if you don't have your high school diploma and stuff, but lasting through high school would be easier to get a good score for university and be easier to get an academic orientated career such as being a doctor, lawyer, accountant etc.
I have nothing against people who drop out, that's their choice but it's not something I would ever consider on doing.