It also ignores the effect of drop outs like me that have founded companies that have created hundreds of good paying jobs. But that's all counted as 1 drop out

It also ignores the effect of drop outs like me that have founded companies that have created hundreds of good paying jobs. But that's all counted as 1 drop out = 1 job. If I hadn't dropped out and was forced to stay in the useless hell hole that is public high school education, I would have killed myself or others and none of these jobs would exist. Mine is not an isolated story either, here is a list of drop outs all should take a look at before advocating that talented kids should be forced to suffer the abuse that is state school institutionalization: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/lists/dropouts.html http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/lists/dropouts.html Klebold and Harris would be designing video games today and have people working for their firm if they had dropped out of high school instead of staying and suffering abuse from violent bullies and petty ignorant teachers at Columbine High School.