Should kids be able to drop out of high school

Rebuttal to your rebuttal: Your point being...? If the children do this at home in front of their parents, what is to say they won't do it in school? If they do these things in front of their parents, what do they do when their parents aren't around?! Rebuttal to your point: Although they make less money, they still have opportunities! They can be home schooled! They could write exams as private candidates. (They offer that where I am from.) They can take online courses. They can do practical work! Thomas Edison, with his fascination for mechanical things and for chemical experiments, was a poor student. "When a schoolmaster called Edison "addled," or slow, his furious mother took him out of the school and proceeded to teach him at home." If you don't know who he is, let me clarify. Thomas Edison, an inventor, was known mainly for his invention of the light bulb. If you'd like to know more about him, to see that people who drop out of high school can really be successful, you can click on the two links below. http://www.thomasedison.com... http://inventors.about.com... Also, what makes the sense in going to high school, where you would be bullied and tormented; to be strong? Oh please. There are websites where you can do degrees online! In the comfort of your own home, you can sit and learn. This is even more accommodating for people with disabilities or illnesses! Benjamin Franklin, for instance, who was an inventor, scientist, author and entrepreneur, was home-schooled. Another example is Henry Ford, who never graduated high school, but went on to start one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies in the world, Ford Motor Company. In some cases of teenage pregnancy, the student is bullied horrendously. Sometimes it wasn"t their fault, but to no avail! Let them drop out and take care of their child! If they did have sexual intercourse willingly, let them get a job and take care of their child! Why force them to stay in school? That child growing inside them would be at a disadvantage if he or she didn"t have a parent to take care of them. Moreover, don"t think I have only looked from the student"s perspective! What about the teachers? What about the citizens who slave to work every day to provide an education? Every day, when they go to work, there are some children, who ignore them completely, carry on their own conversations etc. How is that fair? Why let them come to school? Why force them not to drop out if they are get going to rebel more? If they have disciplinary problems, punish them! Put them out for a while so they"ll see how it is in the outside world! Put them in a military institution to let them be indoctrinated into regimentation! For more successful "drop outs:" http://despicablewonderfulyou.wordpress.com... Insight of what you'll find there: John D. Rockefeller Sr. was a high school dropout, became the first American billionaire and is said to be the richest man in history. He founded Standard Oil, the first multinational corporation, in 1870. Dhirubhai Ambani is a billionaire Indian businessman and founder of Reliance Group of companies, owns India"s biggest business house yet was a high school dropout. Sources: https://www.google.tt... http://despicablewonderfulyou.wordpress.com... In retrospect, I believe teenagers should be allowed to drop out of school. It doesn't disrupt their lives. They can harvest their talents or find hobbies or sports to occupy their time, which could later be developed into a profitable income. Sure they may run into problems at first but, "life is like a see-saw. It has its ups and downs." With the right mentality, they can become just as successful as some of the people mentioned earlier. Also, it would help the mentality of the student and or teacher if there are cases of bullying and or disciplinary problems. It makes no sense trying to force someone to do something because they will just rebel, more so if they are teenagers striving for their independence.