Something that I have been torn about since our childhood survey last week was the issue on what age kids should be allowed to legally quit school. And some people were saying 18 years old and some people were saying 12 years old and to be honest i almost agree with Joe's response of saying 12 years old because the less kids that are in school the more the kids who are in school will thrive. I mean think about it, if all kids were able to quit school when they were 12 first of all i believe that the majority of parents would have them stay in school but for the ones who did quit i would feel like i had so much more of a fighitng chance to be succesful. For example if there were less kids in a class we could get more attention on us and how we are progressing and there would be less competition for college and who is getting in and also later on in the job market if someone see's that you have a college degree or even a high school diploma you would be taken for that job over the kids who did quit school. So really i think the class was being kind of naiive when saying that kids should stay in school when even though if it is selfish i would let everyone drop out because i know my parents would make me stay in school and evidently i would in some ways be more succesful in life.
I know that i did neglect to think about if all these kids werean't in school would our crime rate go up or would college be even more expensive and all the cons of having kids drop out so i guess i will never find out if it would be a good thing or bad thing.
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Upon first having this discussion in class I agreed with you in that the age limit for kids in school should be 12. It seemed to be a nice age to then place the responsibility on the kid and his or her family. However when I thought about it a little deeper I came to the conclusion that there should be no age limit whatsoever. If the Parent/Guardian of a given child would like him or her to get an education than so be it. This way the parent/guardian can choose to what degree the child's education will be. For example, if the parent/guardian needs the child helping in the workforce at the age of 13 then the child can stop his schooling and start working for the good of the family.
Upon first having this discussion in class I agreed with you in that the age limit for kids in school should be 12. It seemed to be a nice age to then place the responsibility on the kid and his or her family. However when I thought about it a little deeper I came to the conclusion that there should be no age limit whatsoever. If the Parent/Guardian of a given child would like him or her to get an education than so be it. This way the parent/guardian can choose to what degree the child's education will be. For example, if the parent/guardian needs the child helping in the workforce at the age of 13 then the child can stop his schooling and start working for the good of the family.
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