ultimatewriter 5 | - Freelance Writer
Aug 31, 2018 | #1
Dropping out of school can seem like a wonderful idea, but this one cause can have many effects in the lives of those who do it. These can be good or bad, but should definitely be thought about before the decision to drop out of school is made. Each year, thousands of young people drop out of school at different levels, most out of high school before completing it or out of college. They have many reasons for doing so, but is it worth the effects? For the vast majority of people, the answer is no. Dropping out of high school or college is a cause that leads to many negative effects, including a likelihood of a less good career and less money. While there are certainly exceptions to this rule, the average person who drops out of school feels overwhelmingly negative effects of this decision.
One effect that dropping out can have is an effect on one's family. Many families are extremely upset when someone comes home and explains that they have dropped out of school. This is perhaps especially true when the family members themselves have not all had the chance to complete their educations. Every mother or father wants their child to do better than they themselves did, and that includes leaving institutions of learning with diplomas in hand. Dropping out can also set a bad example for younger siblings, who might think that this is a good path for them as well, when you would rather be sending them the opposite view as a role model, especially if not many in your family have gone far into higher education before.
Another effect that dropping out can have is an effect one one's future career. Many jobs look for those who have at least completed high school, and those that require a lot of skill want at the very least a college degree. Without these credentials, which might seem right now like worthless pieces of paper, it is impossible to have the door open to you in many career fields, no matter how interested you are in learning how to be a part of them. In previous decades, it was much easier to get a job based on someone you knew or just on your ability and willingness to work hard. You could build a career in the same company you started in, with only an eighth grade education, for example, and end your career as a manager. Nowadays, this is impossible to do-education is required for jobs that previously did not require any, including things like the post office, the fire department, and the police force. (The last two actually require college hours in most places, although not a complete college degree.)
Of course, having certain careers closed off also means that you cannot earn the salaries that go with them, and this is a huge and serious effect of the decision to drop out of school at any level. Many studies show that, for each additional year of schooling, one's average salary over the course of a career goes up many thousands of dollars. This makes sense when you consider that doctors, architects, lawyers, and other highly-paid professionals must go to school for many years to get to the top of their professions. These people pay their dues, and are repaid with wonderful quantities of money, which you can also do-but only if you do not drop out of school! The longer you stay in, even counting on a semester by semester basis, after high school, the more money you are likely to make in your career. Some jobs ask, for example, for sixty hours of college credit, but will pay more money if you happen to have more hours or have completed your degree.
One effect of dropping out of school may be that you'll have time to sing with your band, work on your art, or do whatever creative endeavor you right now think is going to be your ticket to fame and fortune. If that works for you, you will be very lucky, and very rare. The majority of people who drop out of school to work in the arts do not make careers out of it, and end up wishing that they had not dropped out of school.
Another effect you might be considering of dropping out of school is that you will have more time to pursue your other interests, and can go back to school later. While it is true that it is increasingly possible to go back to school later, scholarship opportunities and loans are much more available to students who are of the traditional age (late teens to twenties), and you will have many more opportunities in life if you get at least some of your school going out of the way now.
Going to school rather than dropping out will have positive effects as well. You will be able to make family members proud, provide a good role model for younger siblings, and move on more quickly to a career in any field that you choose. College and other career paths will be more open to you than if you wait until you are older to decide what you want to pursue. These effects, and the other negative effects you get from dropping out of school, are all wonderful reasons to stay in school and to decide against the idea of dropping out.
One effect that dropping out can have is an effect on one's family. Many families are extremely upset when someone comes home and explains that they have dropped out of school. This is perhaps especially true when the family members themselves have not all had the chance to complete their educations. Every mother or father wants their child to do better than they themselves did, and that includes leaving institutions of learning with diplomas in hand. Dropping out can also set a bad example for younger siblings, who might think that this is a good path for them as well, when you would rather be sending them the opposite view as a role model, especially if not many in your family have gone far into higher education before.Another effect that dropping out can have is an effect one one's future career. Many jobs look for those who have at least completed high school, and those that require a lot of skill want at the very least a college degree. Without these credentials, which might seem right now like worthless pieces of paper, it is impossible to have the door open to you in many career fields, no matter how interested you are in learning how to be a part of them. In previous decades, it was much easier to get a job based on someone you knew or just on your ability and willingness to work hard. You could build a career in the same company you started in, with only an eighth grade education, for example, and end your career as a manager. Nowadays, this is impossible to do-education is required for jobs that previously did not require any, including things like the post office, the fire department, and the police force. (The last two actually require college hours in most places, although not a complete college degree.)
Of course, having certain careers closed off also means that you cannot earn the salaries that go with them, and this is a huge and serious effect of the decision to drop out of school at any level. Many studies show that, for each additional year of schooling, one's average salary over the course of a career goes up many thousands of dollars. This makes sense when you consider that doctors, architects, lawyers, and other highly-paid professionals must go to school for many years to get to the top of their professions. These people pay their dues, and are repaid with wonderful quantities of money, which you can also do-but only if you do not drop out of school! The longer you stay in, even counting on a semester by semester basis, after high school, the more money you are likely to make in your career. Some jobs ask, for example, for sixty hours of college credit, but will pay more money if you happen to have more hours or have completed your degree.
One effect of dropping out of school may be that you'll have time to sing with your band, work on your art, or do whatever creative endeavor you right now think is going to be your ticket to fame and fortune. If that works for you, you will be very lucky, and very rare. The majority of people who drop out of school to work in the arts do not make careers out of it, and end up wishing that they had not dropped out of school.
Another effect you might be considering of dropping out of school is that you will have more time to pursue your other interests, and can go back to school later. While it is true that it is increasingly possible to go back to school later, scholarship opportunities and loans are much more available to students who are of the traditional age (late teens to twenties), and you will have many more opportunities in life if you get at least some of your school going out of the way now.
Going to school rather than dropping out will have positive effects as well. You will be able to make family members proud, provide a good role model for younger siblings, and move on more quickly to a career in any field that you choose. College and other career paths will be more open to you than if you wait until you are older to decide what you want to pursue. These effects, and the other negative effects you get from dropping out of school, are all wonderful reasons to stay in school and to decide against the idea of dropping out.