The only high-school drop outs I know personally are now heroin addicts.
Of course, correlation doesn't imply causation, but you can't help but be skeptical.
i actually dropped out of high school for a year before i graduated and entered college to spend a year being a NEET in japan. best decision of my life.
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mclovinballz said: I just find it funny when they use the excuse that Einstein dropped out of High School.
Which is even funnier because that was complete bullshit made up by the "Ripleys Believe it or Not" guy. Einstein was a mathematical prodigy in high school, the rumors I assume stem from him being obstinate to his "superiors" in university.
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Dropping out of college depends, a lot of people drop out because they have a narrow window of opportunity open elsewhere. Others only went because their parents wanted them too and can't handle the heat in the kitchen.
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It doesn't really matter unless you plan to get scholarships to fancy colleges or some shit.
If someone drops out of highschool, they probably aren't planning on any higher education anyway, and they could just get a GED... every job application I've seen asks what your highest level of education is with a little bubble next to "Highschool diploma or GED" so they're equivalent in the eyes of employers.
Technically I haven't dropped out yet, as I've been home schooled for the last two or three years, but for the majority of that time I haven't really done anything that has to do with an official education. You could say that I dropped out about a year and a half ago, but it's not actually legal to do that until I'm 16 (shh, don't tell anyone.)
I used to be worried about not having a "proper" education, but now I don't care. I educate myself with things that I find interesting and useful, and that's good enough for me. School is too much of a hassle.
I'm sure I'll figure something out, even if I technically only have a 6th grade-level education.
Sabylas said: Technically I haven't dropped out yet, as I've been home schooled for the last two or three years, but for the majority of that time I haven't really done anything that has to do with an official education. You could say that I dropped out about a year and a half ago, but it's not actually legal to do that until I'm 16 (shh, don't tell anyone.)
I used to be worried about not having a "proper" education, but now I don't care. I educate myself with things that I find interesting and useful, and that's good enough for me. School is too much of a hassle.
I'm sure I'll figure something out, even if I technically only have a 6th grade-level education.
There should be no excuse barring extenuating circumstances for not graduating high school. College/university is a different story, but if you do decide to attend and end up dropping out, you'd better have already planned your future out.
Allow me to quote a Spoken Word from Suli Breaks (click the spoiler):
"So you want... to get a degree
Why?
Let me tell you what society will tell you:
Increases your chances of getting a job,
Provides you an opportunity to be successful,
Be a lot less stressful,
Education is the key.
Now let me tell you something your parents will tell you:
Make me proud,
Increases your chances of getting a job,
Provides you an opportunity to be successful,
Your life will be a lot less stressful,
Education is the key.
Now let's look at the statistics,
Steve Jobs - net worth seven billion R.I.P,
Richard Branson - net worth four point two billion,
Oprah Winfrey - two point seven billion,
Mark Zuckerberg, Henry Ford, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates
Now here comes the Coup de grâce,
Looking at these individuals, what's your conclusion?
Neither of them in being successful,
Ever graduated from a higher learning institution.
Now some of you may be like,
Money is only the medium by which we measure worldly success,
And some of you even have the nerve to say
"I don't do it for the money."
So what you studying for?
To work for a charity?
Need more clarity?
Let's look at the statistics:
Jesus,
Muhammed,
Socrates,
Malcolm X,
Mother Teresa,
Spielberg,
Shakespeare,
Beethoven,
Jesse Owens,
Muhammad Ali,
Sean Carter,
Michael Jeffrey Jordan,
Michael Joseph Jackson.
Were either of these people unsuccessful... or... uneducated?
All I'm saying is that,
If there was a family tree hard work and education would be related,
But school would probably be a distant cousin,
Because if education is the key,
School is the lock,
Because it rarely ever develops your mind to the point where it can perceive red as green and continue to go when someone else said stop.
Because as long as you follow the rules and pass exams your cool,
But are you aware that examiners have a checklist,
And if your answer is something outside the box then the automatic response is a cross,
And then they claim that school expands your horizons and your visions,
Well tell that to Malcolm X who dropped out of school and is world renowned for what he learned in a prison.
Proverbs 17:16
It does a fool no good to spend money on an education,
Why?
Because he has no common sense.
Education is about inspiring one's mind,
Not just filling their head,
And take this from me because I'm an 'Educated' man myself,
Who only came to this realization after countless nights in the library,
With a can of red bull keeping me awake till morning,
Another can in the morning,
Falling asleep between piles of books that probably equates to the same amount I spent on my rent,
Memorize equations, facts and dates,
Write down to the letter,
Half of which I would never remember,
And half of which I would forget straight after the exam,
Before the start of the next semester,
Asking anyone if they had notes for the last lecture.
I often found myself running to class,
Just so I could find a spot on which I could rest my head and just sleep without making a scene,
Ironic because that's the only time I ever spent in university chasing my dreams.
And then after nights with a dead-mind,
I'd den find myself in a queue of half-awake students, zombies,
Waiting to hand in an assignment,
Maybe that's why they call it a deadline.
And then after three years of mental suppression,
And frustration,
My "Proud Mother" didn't even turn up to my graduation.
Now, I'm not saying that school is evil and there's nothing to gain,
All I'm saying is: understand your morals and re-assess your aims,
If you want a job working for someone else then help yourself,
But then that would be a contradiction because you wouldn't really be helping yourself,
You'd be helping somebody else,
There's a saying that is: if you don't build your dreams, someone else will hire you to help build theirs.
Redefine how you view education,
Understand it's true meaning,
Education is not just about regurgitating facts from a book,
Or someone else's opinion on a subject to pass an exam,
Look at it.
Picasso was educated at creating art,
Shakespeare was educated in the art of all that was written,
Colonel Harland Sanders was educated in the art of creating Ken Tucky Fried Chicken.
I once saw David Beckham take a free kick,
I watched as the side of his Adidas-sponsored boot hit the patent leather of the ball at an angle,
Which caused it to travel towards the skies as though it was destined for the heavens,
And then as it reached the peek of it's momentum,
As though it changed it's mind,
It switched directions.
I watched as the goalkeeper froze,
As though reciting to himself the laws of physics,
And as though his brain was negotiating with his eyes,
That was indeed witnessing the spectacle that was the leather swan that was swooping towards it,
And then reacted,
Though only a fraction of a millisecond too late,
And before the net of the goal,
Embraced the Fifa-Sponsored ball as though it was the prodigal son returning home,
And the country, that I live in, Erupted into cheers,
I looked at the play and thought,
Damn,
Looking at David Beckham,
There's more than one way in this world to be,
An educated man.
Peace."
Education is what you make it. Help yourself. Don't rely solely on books and schools to teach you. You need to teach yourself to be successful.
VanguardWolf said: Currently I am Hikikomori and NEET.
Why is that? :/
Looked up the terms at Urban Dictionary. Only a NEET. And it is because I am having vacation until I get my Job next year.
The father of one of my friends has a position in his company but until then I can relax :D So everything is going according to my plans.
LashLethal said: Who knows? Perhaps the devil is the good guy. Aaaaaaaaah
I had the thoughts about half a year ago to drop out of uni, but I was just stressed out. Dropping out of highschool is most likely not worth it (although it can still be remedied, given the right circumstances), and dropping out of college... Well, if it doesn't feel right and/or you're not enjoying yourself, why keep spending money on it?
VanguardWolf said: Currently I am Hikikomori and NEET.
Why is that? :/
Looked up the terms at Urban Dictionary. Only a NEET. And it is because I am having vacation until I get my Job next year.
The father of one of my friends has a position in his company but until then I can relax :D So everything is going according to my plans.
VanguardWolf said: Currently I am Hikikomori and NEET.
Why is that? :/
Looked up the terms at Urban Dictionary. Only a NEET. And it is because I am having vacation until I get my Job next year.
The father of one of my friends has a position in his company but until then I can relax :D So everything is going according to my plans.
There at times where I want to quit college because I'm having a hard time with the classes I'm taking for my major, well mostly for math. I'm majoring in computer science, and I haven't got passed minor yet which is sad.
Schools exists for the teachers and to keep young people busy. They're daycare centers for people. If you feel like you want to do something in your life, then by all means drop out. Or if you feel you need the insurance and safety of being in some facility, then stay. I stayed for too long myself and it's hard to make up for the time which was lost.
High school: Holyshit if you even use just a lil bit, just a lil bit, like, very little, amount of effort, nobody should be failing high school.
University/College: Do not waste money. If you do go, think about the money invested into your education at least. Unless you are financially set without the diploma, don't drop out. Conversely, if you don't care about money or education, then wtf were you in university in the first place?
It doesn't matter. A degree or diploma was never a good indicator of intelligence or hard-work to begin with. Even if someone doesn't have a high school diploma, it doesn't mean they aren't intelligent. Maybe they just don't give a shit about a high school diploma?