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Well, I will say one thing for the German schools, if I am remembering this right . . . When I was stationed in Germany 4 times for a total of 10 years, I was told at some point, like 10th, 11th or 12th grade, some type of testing system identified those students most likely to advance and do better in college. There is an apprenticeship program that takes those students who are deemed not to be on path for higher schooling, and starts directing them into the trades, in order to get some type of training, to be able to make a living, I.E., carpenter, painters, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, etc. I think I am remembering that correctly. Seems, maybe we should do that here. If at say 10th grade a student is just dead bent to quit school or linger and do much of nothing, why not point them towards the trades. Then at least they can maybe learn some type of real marketable skill to sell to an employer. There will always be jobs for those in the trades.