High School Drop Out

In my high school years, I just didn't fit in with the academic world. I went through my five years of high school (before it was changed to a four year program), didn't have enough credits due entirely to my own poor behaviour. I had been working for a while, and had a decent job in a factory.

I dropped out, and worked full time. I enjoyed working much more than high school, so that was an easy decision. With the way I was going, I was wasting my time in school, so I worked. Might as well be productive with one's time.

I wrote the GED, it was effortless. I went to a good college, graduated top of my class got diplomas and wrote certifications and am fully qualified to work in my field. I've had decent steady jobs, and do a lot of contract work. I was laid off of my last steady job, continue to work some contracts and am looking for a new full time position.

Dropping out was the right thing to do for me. No regrets whatsoever. I also found that I very much enjoyed the post secondary learning environment, as much as high school seemed tailor made against my type. So with high school, a GED, whatever, try your hand at something new and 'better' if it's what you want. You may still get an education, and may even enjoy it if you give it a shot. There is a world of difference between different schools.

Also, once you graduate from your post secondary, no one will ever know that you didn't graduate high school, as the only education you need list is the highest one that applies. You think they really care where you went to high school if you've got a diploma from post secondary?

Do what's right for yourself. But be sure you know what you are getting into. Everyone likes to think they are special and will be the exception to the rule. If you are considering leaving school out of lazyness or social pressure, then realize that you are more or less admitting defeat. There are exceptions, but most of us aren't such an exception. You are not a unique snowflake.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by starslight

I'm going to be dropping out after this year. It's taken me failing 10th grade three years (in my fourth year of 10th right now) for my mother to believe that I really can not force myself to do work I don't want to. I'm going to get my GED, go to community college for two years, and then transfer to a university for either music (performance or composition, not sure yet) or English.

I don't know what my problem is.

Perhaps you didn't read my post. Lazyness is not a good reason to drop out, at least not if you expect that things are going to get easier. Or perhaps you'd be more accepting if it were phrased, lazyness or a lack of self discipline and responsibility. If you haven't the got the willpower to do, uh, anything you don't want to do, then you are fucked until you get over that.

Unless of course *you* are that unique snowflake.

There's nowhere I can't reach.