Why didn't you finish high school? At a young age, Americans are enrolled in elementary school. There is no choice about your participation; This is a Monday-Friday event. Teachers, parents, and administration fill your head with the idea of ​​walking across a big stage at the end of your senior year of high school and receiving your high school diploma; everyone was on track to achieve the same goal. As education continues throughout elementary school, middle school, and high school, different situations fall apart in people's lives and education is put on the back burner. In America today, without a high school diploma or equivalent, you are automatically unqualified for 90% of jobs. They say that without a high school diploma, you won't get a good job, make money, buy a good house, provide for your family, and get anywhere in the world. life. When students drop out of school, they find themselves in a pit of negative assumptions. Often, when you hear that someone has dropped out of college, the first thing that comes to mind is that they are lazy, stupid, and taking the easy way out. After hearing 17 different stories about why high school didn't finish, I can determine that the basic stereotype doesn't do everyone justice. There are many factors and reasons why a teenager would consider leaving school: pregnancy, responsibilities, drugs, prison, motivation, failure, lack of interest and many more. One of the most common reasons for dropping out of school is pregnancy. Pregnancy is the number one reason girls drop out of school. Of the 17 dropouts who shared their stories with me, several of them had to grow up faster than children their age. “It was difficult to go to school, work, spend time with my child and keep up my grades. I knew about getting an education... middle of paper ... the reasons and factors that cause adolescents to end their education. The U.S. high school graduation rate ranks 22nd out of 27 developed countries. This is a problem and should not be taken lightly. Over the course of the week, I heard many different stories about why a teenager would give up something they spent so much time with. Those who automatically think that high school dropouts are lazy, stupid, or poor are wrong. A person can succeed and be respected in society without obtaining a degree. High school is challenging and doesn't fit into everyone's life, especially when you have a child or a drug addiction. The pressure of receiving a high school diploma within four years should not be so stressful and excessive. Everyone has a different story, background and situation in their life and school cannot always be balanced in the equation..