In our parents' generation, finding a job was an easy task. A person can work as a janitor, cleaner in homes, in a restaurant or even on farms. No one would ask them if they had completed or graduated high school. It used to not be a big deal, but now if someone wants to work at a fast food restaurant like McDonalds, Burger King or Wendy's, taking orders, flipping patties or just cleaning the floor. The first thing the manager will ask is if they are currently in school or have graduated from high school. People should not drop out of high school because it prevents them from having a better future. If they have young children, it is more difficult for them to find employment and this affects their community in terms of financial costs. By dropping out of high school, students are not ready for life in the real world, since they do not have a high school education. Teenage pregnancies weren't that bad before, but over the years more and more teens have gotten pregnant. As they are no longer in school to care for their baby, they end up giving up. One in four pregnant teenagers drops out of high school. In one statistic, they found that between the ages of 15 and 19, a teenage girl has had sex at least once. This is a risk not only of unwanted pregnancy, but also of contracting an STD later. People don't understand what goes through a teenager's head when it comes to deciding why she wants to have sex at a young age. I wouldn't forbid them from having sex, but at least they should protect themselves so they don't have any surprises later. There are many ways to avoid unwanted pregnancies because having a baby is a big responsibility. If a teenager becomes a mother, she must pay attention to the baby, taking him to the doctor, middle of paper ......titute, January 2010. Web. March 31, 2010. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-ATSRH.html Liscio, David. “Teen pregnancies impact school dropout rates.” thedailyitemoflynn.com. the daily article, March 2010. Web. March 31, 2010. http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/news12.txt “The consequences of dropping out of high school.” www.clms.neu.edu. Np, October 2009. Web. March 31, 2010. http://www.clms.neu.edu/publication/documents/The_Consequences_of_Dropping_Out_of_High_School.pdf “The high cost of dropping out of school.” www.all4ed.org. alliance for excellent education, October 2007. Web. March 31, 2010. http://www.all4ed.org/files/archive/publications/HighCost.pdf “Dropouts give reasons. » educationissues.suite101.com. Educational Problems, nd Web. March 31, 2010. http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/dropouts_give_reasons