The Drop Out

By: Kimberly Kelly

I am not talking about Kanye West's album, no, I am talking about the real thing.  Many of us know someone who has dropped out of high school, but are we aware of the seriousness of the situation in general?  In the United States alone over 1.2 million students drop out of high school every year.  But before you decide to follow in the footsteps of those 1.2 million know this.  A high school drop out will make 200,000 dollars less than a high school graduate over a lifetime.  So if you're thinking of trading in your school life for a life of hard labor then here's your reason not to.

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