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Why do students drop out of high school?
By Silje
According to a research conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development, as much as one third of all students drop out of high school. The main
question today is why so many choose not to complete their years at high school. In
addition to learning, school is also supposed to be a place for making lifelong
friendships.
There can be many reasons for why students choose to drop out of high school, but the
chief reason are most probably family problems. Research has shown that parents are
the most important factor for a child to be successful at school. Children need their
parents for both motivation and inspiration. Therefore, students who do not get support
from their parents will be unmotivated and not willing to complete high school. The lack
of support can be a result of parents with alcoholic problems, drug problems or violence
at home.
Another important reason for why students drop out of school are school problems, such
as bullying and bad grades. Firstly, students who experience bullying can develop
psychological problems and fear when it comes to showing up at school. Secondly, bad
grades can create unmotivated students and trouble with fitting in among other students
at school. Therefore, school problems can lead to students dropping out of school.
We have all been young once and experienced the love of adventure. Young people are
often curious and want to do other things than working out problems in arithmetic. Love
of adventure is the last chief reason for why students drop out of high school. They want
to see the rest of the big, beautiful world instead of doing homework and going to the
same place day after day. This curiousness can motivate students to drop out of school
to experience new adventures.
Most of us know how difficult it can be to be a teenager and a student at high school. As
a result of family problems, school problems or love of adventure, or maybe all of these
factors at the very same time, students choose not to finish high school. This is a
growing problem and we have to find a solution, which makes students look forward to
going to school. Sch ool is supposed to be a place for learning, a place for making
lifelong friendships and a place where all students are having a great time.
Sources:
Students dropping out of high school. Retrieved October, 10, 2013, from http://
www.nrk.no/ostlandssendingen/blir-ikke-sett-dropper-ut-av-skolen-1.8312613