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Dropping out. It is an event that occurs every 26 seconds within the United States or about 7,000 in a day. It is a sad occurrence. Seeing a kid leaving school; planning to never come back. You wonder, "Why?" You see the look on their face; they try to act like everything is fine, when its not. It could have been the teachers or the work that they were behind on in school. It could have been the people around them or the job they had in order to support their family. We never know for sure. Yet, that does not mean that we should leave this problem alone. Education is a very important tool to us in today's society. Many of us were not destined to become famous but that does not mean that we can't become something in life. Staying in high school and finishing it ensures us with a better job. I stumbled upon some facts on the website Do Something. Dropouts will earn $200, 000 less than those high school students who graduate and over $800, 000 less than college graduates during their life. WOW! That is a lot of money. This does not have to be a fact for every kid. There are many ways in which we can solve this problem. One way is to create a drop out prevention program that provides kids with jobs, homework help, counseling, etc. Another way is to have parents, teachers, and other adults explain to students that dropping out is not good and talk about its various effects. Dropping out is a very serious issue within our communities today. If we do not do something about it now, more and more students will feel the need to leave their education behind. Education is the key to success and if we lose that key and do not try to find it, opening up the door to success will become a challenge.
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