Want to instill some passion for education in a teenager who is about to drop out of high school? Don’t give him a driver’s license if he does drop out. Without the license, he can’t get a job. With no job possibility, there’s no family pressure or reason to drop out. I think I like this idea, Governor. No diploma, no license. It just may have possibilities.
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