Job offer.

[JenBKR]

Do you need your parents' permission to quit school? How do they feel about you quitting school and taking this job? Just wondering their take on it, as parents really do know more than we give them credit for as teenagers I personally didn't care much for high school, and I didn't try very hard either. I did enough to squeak by. I did not want to go to college.....until the very end of my senior year when I suddenly changed my mind. I started out at community college and loved it. I transfered to a 4-year university and finished my B.S. Certainly not what I had envisioned. But sometimes life takes a different direction that what you plan. Do you have GEDs or something like that where you live? I think that would be good for you, then maybe consider taking some classes at a community college. Maybe some business classes, especially if you want to own your own business. You have a lot of options right now, and I just wish you luck in deciding. I know this must be difficult for you, but think about what's best for you in the future, not just right now. Good luck, and keep us updated in what you decide to do!

ETA: Some people mentioned what is called work-study here, where you go to high school for part of the day then leave to go to work. That might be good for you to look into as well. I believe you get school credits for working, but I am not sure exactly how it works. Talking to your counselor in school about all of your options is a great idea

[Flatcoatluver]

Alicia, I know exactly how you feel, I was in you same shoes. I couldn't concentrate in school, I was severally depressed, and school was miserable for me. I got horrible grades, and I just wanted to give in. I then heard of a online high school, this is my second year and finally my last. It's wonderful because you can do work whenever you feel like it, since I have a job that I work 4-5 days a week, I can juggle my school work around the days I work and I also have time to hang out with friends and train dogs. There is so many more class options to take in this school. Maybe you can try and find a online school next semester. Last year there was only couple of online high schools, now there is hundreds.

I wish some people in here would stop being so rude, your comments are hurtful, I and others have felt specially targeted by you in the past. If only we could be as perfect as you.

[Sevaede]

This thread had given me some new perspective on my own situation. Sweet.