High School Dropouts Options

[MeanBastard]

How can someone not pass highschool? I know two people who dropped out, and I have to wonder how dumb you have to be not to be able to pass H.S. They make it so you can graduate, even if you're a total buffoon. For example, the normal math curriculum includes : Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus, stupid people are allowed to take "Basic Math" and "Math for living" classes where the only requirment is that you can do basic arithmetic. I can only imagine what goes through an employer's head when they see that someone is a highschool dropout--its basically a sign that reads "I'm too stupid to live".


THIS IS REGARDING IN TODAYS WORLD AND WHERE EDUCATION IS FREE

[inthemudhole]

uGhZ... drug addictions can fudge them up,they cant think straight,and maybe their drug addictions are too pwerful to overcome with the **** they also gotta put up with in school?

family problems....a death in a family or a terminal illness can traumatize a person for a long time, and the drama could just be too overwhelming to concentrate on anything but the drama?

^Exactly. It's overwhelming when you lose a loved one, and you almost want to die yourself. All of that is weighing heavy on you, you feel pressured to do better than usual. You might actually snap from all the pressure. Seriously. So they figure they should just get one of the pressures/stressers out of the way, and that is where they choose to drop out.