The High School Dropout, An Ongoing North American Crisis

Imagine you are a time traveler. You get into a time machine to go all the way back to the 1950s. Elvis blasts non stop on the radio, lots of cool Cadillacs and Corvettes on the road, everyone wanting to just skip school to live life and rock and roll. After all, in those days you didn't really have to finish school to make a living, things were cheap and we were riding high on the post world war era of good economic times.

But now is a different story. These are hardly good economic times. We're all feeling the pinch of recession. Our credit is bust and our lives are hanging over the edge as we never know whether we'll keep our jobs or not, if we are lucky to have one. And then there are those who don't have a job, dropped out of high school and now have to compete with many educated and qualified people who will take any job just to make ends meet.

The number of high school dropouts in North America is the highest in the developed world. Fortunately however, online education is becoming more and more popular as a more affordable option to finish school or choose a career. If you are in the group of those who quit school for whatever reason, it's never too late to regain control of your life and prepare your future.

The only way to end the high school drop out crisis in North America is by making education affordable and necessary. Online education is the most affordable and efficient way to go.

With online education becoming so popular, now is the time for those who dropped out to rethink what they should do with their lives. Many colleges across north America, including Canada, are offering online accredited programs where you can enroll and get your GED or your high school general diploma from the comfort of your home.

You have to realize that everything in life is a matter of choice. We choose, for the most part, to be who we are and except for exceptional circumstances we are in control of our future. If you quit school some time ago and like to stay the way you are, we really hope that you wake up sooner rather than later and realize the opportunities that you are missing. If on the other hand, you are ready to move on, congratulations. You have taken a very important step in your life that will take you to a brighter professional future and on the path to self fulfillment.

Deciding to go finish high school takes courage and may feel like something easy for some people. Step by step, one at a time, someday we'll help North America get out of the high school drop out crisis for good.