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Originally Posted by fascinoma  Had to address this because of the assumption that dropping out of school = leading a life of quiet desperation. This might be discouraging to those who did drop out of school. There *is* someone who dropped out of school (college) and went on to build a great business - Bill Gates. And in today's world of the GED, community college, military + GI Bill, and other opportunities, even leaving high school isn't the end of the world. There are lots of ways to go on to college as a high school dropout, and lots of opportunities for success and happiness even if you don't go to school, especially if you're a business-oriented person as opposed to a frustrated academic/physician/something that actually requires a degree. Lots of successful businesses were built by people who didn't go to college. All leaving school means anymore, is that you didn't go to the senior prom. |
actually, that's what i read him as saying: some people who drop out of school lead lives of quiet desparation, while others [who drop out of school] go on to build great businesses. he (she?) was talking about moving on after failure or disappointment.