I am worried about the teen drop out rate in our country recently. It seems that more and more kids are dropping out of school. I remember we used to joke about dropping out of school when we were younger, but I never knew anyone that actually did. Statistics say that the drop out rate is actually decreasing since the 1980s. I guess the teachers are doing something right! More information on
. teen drop out statistics can be found at http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/education/f/highschool5.htm.