Making an education decision!! (Adult help)?

Question

Hi I'm 15 years old,I'm in The 9th grade, supposed to be going to the 10th next year, but today I just found out that I didn't pass the 9th grade...I'm repeating and I don't know what to do...my mom said I can go to a different school for one year and then I can just work at 16(Dropout?)...but don't think my mom's a bad person because she helps me through everything and always have my back. But when I'm in school I just don't get anything, I feel that I'm just...stupid...I do homework and make uo work but still get low grades because I don't know how to do it...all my siblings passed..I didn't. My mom has tried tutors and I always asked for help but I still didn't understand anything...I'm serious guys please help me school is coming up..should I stay in school...or should I leave?

Answer 1

Have you been tested for learning disabilities such as dyslexia or autism? It is so important you have at least a high school diploma. It seems as though you are a capable person, your sentence structure and spelling are thoughtful and well put together. I would suggest talking to your mother and school teachers to see if you have some sort of cognitive disability. best of luck to you and don't give up.  

Answer 2

You should get tested for possible learning disabilities. Please do not drop out of school and start working at 16. That is the absolute worst thing you can do for your future.

Answer 3

You are only 15. Although you shouldn't take this lightly, you have plenty of time to make up credits.I am a high school teacher and I have many students who fall behind even 2 years into high school and are still 9th graders by credits. Keep trying and never give up. Most schools  have options such as summer school and night school to make up credits. A high school diploma is SOO important. Try talking with your counselor and teachers. If they know that you are struggling they may be able to recognize what can help you to do better. Many teachers will not even know that you are having this much trouble until you come and talk to them. I can't stress more how important communication with your teachers and counselors is. If none of this works I suggest having a parents recommend you be tested for a learning disability. It could just be your learning style getting in the way or a slight learning disability. For example if you have a auditory processing delay, you may not be "getting" what you are hearing during a lecture. It is more common than you think.  

Answer 4

It seems difficult to you now, at least partly because you are 15. And I'll be straight up with you. A lot of kids who do fail a grade do end up dropping out of school.

Everybody's path in life is different, and there's no way of knowing for sure what will happen to you in the future. But there have been thousands and thousands of people who have made the decisions you need to make.

Now, every ten years, the government takes a census where they ask just about everybody in the country lots of personal questions like, how many toilets do you have in your house? This was a bigger deal fifty years ago when the answers for people like my mom were, "None. We have an outhouse."

But they ask about how much education people have, and they ask about income. And when they add up all those figures, this is what they find out.

People who drop out of high school eventually get some kind of job, most of the time. These are not jobs that they like or jobs their friends are impressed by. But that's OK, because teenagers and people in their 20s don't make much money anyhow. Even the kids who just got out of college don't make much money, because they don't have experience. The only people in their twenties making much money are people with professional degrees like doctors, lawyers, etc.

But in their thirties, the folks who went to college are making a little bit more than the folks who didn't. And in their forties, the folks who went to college are making significantly more than the ones who didn't go. In their fifties, the folks who went to college are making a lot more. The folks who dropped out of high school aren't even making as much as they did when they were younger!

You know what, there's a recession going on right now, and if you're on summer break, go down to the local unemployment office. Ask the folks filling out unemployment applications down there, "Do I really need high school?" I bet they'll tell you.

But here's a story (linked below) told by somebody who had more struggles in school than you have, and what happened when he got a second chance.