Every year in the United States of America 1.2 million kids drop out of high school. This is not acceptable for a country to be known as the cornerstone of modern advancement in technology and social freedom. Not only is this one of the most prevalent issues facing us at the moment, but it also will have consequences for the future. Today’s children are tomorrow’s future. It is also our responsibility to tend to our community and listen to their problem because their problem is also our problem. Hearing our communities’ reasons for not having the ability to achieve a high school degree will make it easier to understand their situation and will make us come up with a better solution. As a community, we want to do everything in our power to prevent high school kids from dropping out because we know that it will cause consequences for their future. This paper will discuss what are some of the contributing factors as to why students would drop out of high school, as well as some consequences. In the end, this paper will discuss why the community must take action
and some possible solutions for combatting the crisis, in which the community is involved. Using leadership skills such as community care and critical hope is crucial for developing a plan of action for a community to take. Community care is understanding that other people’s problems are our problems because we as a society are judged by how we treat the less fortunate in our community. Having critical hope in which we give a beacon of light for success with first understanding where your boat is in the midst of all the fog. By also giving the captain of the boat the right knowledge in steering the boat to the harbor of success in life. The boat which represents a struggling person needs to know that hope cannot just be a beacon of light, but critical hope is understanding other people’s circumstances and having effective means of dealing with their circumstances. One cannot expect people to succeed if the playing field is not the same. Understanding others problems and having effective means of helping others is part of being critical when showing good hope.