By: Amy Calderon
The school year is coming to an end, but it's far from over, and things are only going to get worse. You'll soon begin another school year filled with homework, exams, and ridiculous rules. Why let this stress continue to ruin your life? Have you ever considered just… giving up? Here are a few reasons why you should stop trying to push through your education and just drop out:
Sleep > School
Students nowadays get almost no sleep because of the amount of work that teachers assign to them. Sleep deprivation can result in high blood pressure, heart disease, and even death. Are you really going to risk your life for a diploma? It's time to prioritize your health over your education and get more sleep. You'll be unemployed or working a minimum-wage job after dropping out, but it'll be worth it because you'll be sleeping more and won't have the stress of school weighing on your shoulders.
School is Useless
What is the point of spending so many years studying Math, English, or Science? Most of what we learn in school will be completely worthless to us in the future; as long as we can read, write, and add, we'll be fine. In fact, those basic elementary skills are overrated - when was the last time you actually had to read something outside of school? You can totally just watch a video instead. Some say that studying these different subjects allows us to learn valuable skills, socialize with others, and discover what interests us, but it's all nonsense. Drop out and go out into the real world to learn something that will actually be useful.
Be Unique!
Everyone goes to school, so why not stand out by doing something different? We are constantly told to be unique and not to be followers, so it's time to take another path in life and stop going to school like everyone else. Do you really want to go to college, start a family, and work for the rest of your whole life? No, it's a basic and boring lifestyle, so drop out and seek another life path, perhaps travel to another planet like Venus or Saturn and start your own world.
Don't worry about what others will think of your decision; dropping out has many advantages and will improve your overall quality of life.