Poll: Should kids be allowed to drop out at 16?

[Ristoril]

No

 

[VicunaBlue]

If people cant drop out of school, we don't have 11th and 12th grade free of beatings and being called "punk-ass whiteboy"

 

[xDylanxH]

rofl more criminals that is soo stereotypical. just because you drop out doesnt mean your gonna stab someone?
my brother is a drop out and he makes more money than he can imagine. sure he may be lucky but so what if it can happen to him it can happen to anyone.
im in grade 10 and right at this moment i am researching this topic for civics and am wishing every minute that i could just walk away from here and never come back.

 

[Nmil-ek]

Sure I dropped out at 17 myself and had friends who left high school at 16 we are all doing pretty well public schools like the one I went to are shit, half the time it was the class dicking around, the teacher getting stressed out because the students are shouting random shit or not turning in work or being abusive. I learnt far more working and going to college early in the long run that I ever would have staying in school for another year.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Yes, they should be able to

If someone doesn't really want to learn, you shouldn't force them

I mean, is it better for them if they pass with straight Ds or just drop out and get a job?

 

[SimuLord]

No, you should not be allowed at all. People who drop out are fucktarded unless they go to college somehow. Also, more dropouts= more criminals and faux news watchers.

I disagree. Part of the problem with our schools is that there are a bunch of worthless deadbeat kids who are only occupying a seat until they're legally old enough to quit school. I think they should lower the age to drop out of "regular" school to 14, but anyone who drops out is then required to attend a trade school/voc-tech instead until age 18.

When I was growing up, it always seemed like the kids who were the worst seeds in "traditional" classes did just fine when they were in auto shop or culinary arts (and indeed, one of the kids voted "least likely to succeed" at my high school is now a chef serving fine food to and taking copious amounts of money from the kids who once mocked him). Letting them focus on their interests could salvage their teenage years. "Traditional" education isn't for everyone.

Are you perhaps in the States? I'm talking about nations that can actually run a decent education system.

Wow, no prizes for guessing! I grew up in Massachusetts, though, one of the few US states that actually DOES have a decent education system because there are so many college-educated people there that they don't complain when their cities and the state pass school-related taxes.

Part of the problem in America is that most of the states are full of uneducated yahoos who don't see the value in a good education and therefore tend to thwart any efforts by the government to improve the schools.

 

[Tartarga]

Definitely yes, sure it would raise the amount of dropouts but 16 year olds are able to make their own decisions and should be allowed to make that choice on their own.

 

[-Orgasmatron-]

I think so, you used to be able to leave education at 16 in the UK but they changed it this year. Thing is, if someone wants to leave at 16, no point in stopping them as they're just going to go on and disrupt others if they don't want to be there.

 

[quiet_samurai]

Honestly if they are dumb enough to think it really solves anything (except for very vaild reasons, which are few) then let them. It's their life, let them fuck it up all they want.

 

[zombflux]

School is for saps.

 

[Datalord]

Society needs a lowest class to function, if kids quit school early, its their fault when they end up working at Mcdonalds forever, they have te right to make their own mistakes,

 

[UltraParanoia]

I dropped out at 18, my younger sister dropped out at 16. We both scored higher on the GED than 98% of the high school graduates in maryland would be able too.

I've never had a problem finding work, I've also been paid more than most of my high school graduate friends have. This whole "more criminals/fucking up ur lives/mcdonalds" horseshit is stupid. I've never worked at a fast food joint, the only people I know who have all graduated high school. I know a chick with a degree in chemistry working behind a makeup counter in a mall. Just because you finished high school doesn't make you any smarter, trust me.

So yeah, as long as they have a decent reason, kids should be able to drop out whenever the fuck they want.

 

[SimuLord]

No, you should not be allowed at all. People who drop out are fucktarded unless they go to college somehow. Also, more dropouts= more criminals and faux news watchers.

I disagree. Part of the problem with our schools is that there are a bunch of worthless deadbeat kids who are only occupying a seat until they're legally old enough to quit school. I think they should lower the age to drop out of "regular" school to 14, but anyone who drops out is then required to attend a trade school/voc-tech instead until age 18.

When I was growing up, it always seemed like the kids who were the worst seeds in "traditional" classes did just fine when they were in auto shop or culinary arts (and indeed, one of the kids voted "least likely to succeed" at my high school is now a chef serving fine food to and taking copious amounts of money from the kids who once mocked him). Letting them focus on their interests could salvage their teenage years. "Traditional" education isn't for everyone.

Are you perhaps in the States? I'm talking about nations that can actually run a decent education system.

Wow, no prizes for guessing! I grew up in Massachusetts, though, one of the few US states that actually DOES have a decent education system because there are so many college-educated people there that they don't complain when their cities and the state pass school-related taxes.

Part of the problem in America is that most of the states are full of uneducated yahoos who don't see the value in a good education and therefore tend to thwart any efforts by the government to improve the schools.

Well, the problem in most developed nations is apathy. I say, go out into the communities and raise awareness! Some people are bound to care, and eventually the government will HAVE to recognize your concerns!

The only concern my home state has is cutting the education budget "because there's a recession going on", never mind that we're already in the 48-49-50 range for education funding among the states (I live in Nevada now). The only thing the governor cares about is getting into People Magazine for his divorce scandal and taking bribes from casino owners.

The moment I finish college I'm taking job offers from other cities and moving. I guess when you consider just how much of Nevada's education spending gets exported thanks to the fact that nobody with any education or culture wants to live here, it shouldn't come as a surprise that people see it as money down the rabbit hole. Heaven forbid they, y'know, create a good business and cultural environment that doesn't involve paying meth heads the minimum wage to work in casinos, prostitution, and fast food.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

People are dumb as it is. Allowing them to drop out at such an age would only increase the problem.