YOU CAN'T DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND DROP INTO A JOB
Avoiding the Ocean of Economic and Social Instability
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This book was written to pump you up, to help you see the extraordinary “diamond in the rough” that you are and to help you envision the ultimate precious gem stone that you can become.
Each and every school day, on average, 7,200 teens drop out of America's urban high schools. If you're a high school teen, heed this advice from your President:
"Now I know it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.
I get it. I know what that’s like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us things the other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn’t fit in.
So I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been. I did some things I’m not proud of, and got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
And no matter what you want to do with your life – I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can’t drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You’ve got to work for it and train for it and learn for it.
And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life – what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home – that’s no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. That’s no excuse for not trying.
Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.
That’s what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.
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YOU CAN’T DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND DROP INTO A GOOD JOB: • Explains why government makes teens go to school and pays for it • Includes motivating letters and messages of encouragement from President Obama, celebrities, 4th graders, millionaire teen entrepreneurs, philanthropists, business leaders, “drop-outs” who returned to graduate and other concerned accomplished Americans • Mentors from afar, but fi nger-tip close on dealing with diffi cult teachers, “internet” high schools, landing jobs, writing resumes & cover letters, starting a teen business, dealing with bullies, winning over stress and depression, dating, sexual temptation, chemical substance abuse, and much more. 1st lady Michelle Obama wrote David saying: ‘the President and I share your hopes and optimism for what lies ahead at this important moment in history, we encourage you to continue to engage yourself in fi nding ways to strengthen our country by serving the youth of your community.’ (August, 2010) Teens and parents who read this book will never have to say: “If only I had known!”
About the Author
Harold "David" Hairston, seved as a Junior Professor in the Department of Education and Psyhology at Morgan University in Baltimore Maryland. In the 70's he lead theYouth Services and Advocacy Systems for the Baltimore City metropolitan area. He is a certified Organizational Development Trainer, Diagnostic Prescriptive Specialist, Youth advocate and mentor, family counselor, youth motivational speaker, real estate broker and social entrepreneur. Today he sits as the chairman and CEO of the Young American Entrepreneur - Idol foundation which he founded in 2007. David has been featured on radio and tv talk shows and at high shools, churches and a host of urban community venues and events. In addition to having written for several magazines and oter publications, David recently wrote a chapter (The Brown Paper Bag Test) in Volume 2 of the popular book, and soon to be movie, "Saving Our Daughters." In "Saving Our Daughters" "David" is featured aside 24 public figures and celebrities from Tyler Perry Studios, broadway and hollywood. "David" who meets teens as "Daddy David" is committed to mentoring and doing what ever else it takes to help reduce the universal social trauma of 7,200 teens who drop out of school every school day.