[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Then the educators can not figure why the drop out rate is so high.

Sometimes I think that our educational system exist for the teachers and not the students.

No educators know why the drop out rate is so high, they just hope the suckers don't catch on. BTW, H.L. Mencken was a high school drop out, Thomas Edison only got a far as second grade and Bill Gates was kicked out of Harvard after his Freshman year.

[oyez]

The educators can't accept the idea that some kid are self educating or have an inclination to learn with out the repetitive classroom drill.

[W. W. SMITH]

I spent some time as a military recruiter. All of those who failed to score high enough to enlist had high school diplomas. Those without diplomas generally scored very high and qualified to enlist.

Those who come out of public schooling with an education gained that education despite the best efforts of the public school system.