# Drop Out, The

Depicts various factors that stimulate teenagers to drop out of school, using several case histories for illustration. Lists various reasons for dropping out, such as academic failure, need for money, and lack of being part of a group. Illustrates the feeling of a need to grow up on the part of the dropouts as they try to assume an adult role. Explains the 4-4 plan (4 hours in school and 4 hours at work), the work of the counselor, and the contribution of the "work experienced" educator. Emphasizes that dropping out is not a short cut to the adult world.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1962
- By: Affiliated Film Producers
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/0012_Drop_Out_The_12_33_01_26)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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