I want to quit school I have been thinking about it for like 9 months I am 16 and 3 months.I live with my boyfriend and my parents really haven't been there for me in my childhood and have been through drug problems.I basically grew up to fast.but in my family that's normal believe me I've been through a lot in my life.I don't want to end up like my mom which she use to do major drug uses... but it's hard to talk to her about dropping out of school.she thinks I'm going to do nothing with my life but I know that I will.do you all have any advice on convincing my mom to sign the dropping out papers I need her permission?please reply to this!!

I think that you should stay in school and complete your education. Getting a high school diploma is crucial. Students who don't finish high school, wind up with low paying jobs and find it hard to make it in the world. If you drop out of school, you will ruin your chance of being successful in life. I hope you make a positive decision to stay in high school. Sweetie, I know you've been through a lot, but getting an education assures you a better future.

Well, if you really don't want to end up like your mom then the last thing you want to do is quit school before graduating. As it is, high school is so easy nowadays that all you have to practically do is show up regularly, on time, and don't give your teachers a hard time. 180 days out of the year (that means 185 days off!) 5 days a week, Monday through Friday, 7 hours a day, give or take, during strictly daytime hours. No working person has a job that's that easy, mark my words. Your reward is a high school diploma and a ticket to a better future. The alternative is to have no future whatsoever.

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Originally Posted by missmissy679

i want to quit school i have been thinking about it for like 9 months i am 16 and 3 months.i live with my boyfriend and my parents really havent been there for me in my childhood and have been through drug problems.i basically grew up to fast.but in my family thats normal believe me i've been through alot in my life.i dont want to end up like my mom which she use to do major drug uses...but it's hard to talk to her about dropping out of school.she thinks im going to do nothing with my life but i know that i will.do you all have any advice on convincing my mom to sign the dropping out papers i need her permission?please reply to this!!!

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You said you don't want to end up like your mum... does your mum have an eduction?
I would stay in high school, and study. Studying and taking your eduction level up each year is very important and you will benefit from it in the future when you decide to start working. Not many companies these days accept employees with no eduction what so ever. Think about your future and a future totally opposite to your mums would be if you stayed at school, took your studies further and accomplish something your mum hasn't.

What are your dreams? What do you want to achieve in the future?

Im 27, I did alll my school years but never took anything seriously. Just my standard O'levels. Now I'm stuck in a borin job and need a drastic change. But with my qualifications I couldn't get anything different, so I started university, at 27 :D, I'm doing a Diploma in Business Management, then I hope to take it further to a Degree Level.

Good luck.

What else is it you could be doing that is more important than finishing school and securing your future? You may have grown up fast, but you need to grow more and realise how important an education is. Straghten me out if I'm wrong.

Please don't drop out of school! Let the motivation that you want to turn out better than your mom did, to keep you in school. If you don't finish school you will surely be unsuccessful in finding a good career. You are already 16 which means you are probably a sophomore in high school. You only have 2 1/2 years of school left. Prove your mother wrong and show her that you will turn out better than she thinks you will.

Please stay in school. Your future depends on the decisions that you make right now!

I have only started middleschool but I think that dropping out could be very un healthy
But if you saved enough money there are courses for people who dropped out and regretted it this is what you get when you watch the simpsons enough that outve cemorcials you can find stuff like this but if you really want to drop out try and save money
To take the course;)

I just wrote back to a 14-yr-old asking this question somewhere else, and I'm going to share a lot of the same data. Only you can decide what's ultimately right for you, though.

First of all, you and your mom should read:

1) Grace Llewellyn's "Teenage Liberation Handbook"
2) "Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling" by acclaimed educator John Taylor Gatto.
3) The many unschooling resources available on the web (including plenty of legal pointers)

Your library can order any books you need if they don't already have them - just ask.

I would heavily encourage you to tap into the free network of counseling resources available for kids in almost every town. We all need and deserve support. Talking with someone face-to-face can help a WHOLE lot.

I would also take a moment to ask yourself what you think your true motivations are in leaving school. Then read this article, and ask yourself again:

http://www.richardsreader.com/2009/05/the-courage-to-live-consciously/

If you feel alone in terms of feeling disconnected from your parents or guardians, this article might interest you too:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/06/smarter-than-your-parents/

And remember, it's not necessarily the end of the world, though, if you do take a break (permanent or otherwise) from formal schooling:

http://www.pennylicious.com/2006/10/09/billionaire-dropouts/

Source(s):
http://www.richardsreader.com/2009/05/the-courage-to-live-consciously/

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/06/smarter-than-your-parents/
http://www.pennylicious.com/2006/10/09/billionaire-dropouts/
http://eqi.org/llewellyn.htm
http://www.education-reform.net/dropouts.htm
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/