With the rise in gas prices and the ever-increasing costs of daily provisions, a vast number of students this year have decided to drop out of school to put up with their finances, while teachers are turning to other professions for better income opportunities. Reaching school on time, attending regular classes and then going to work has caused numerous problems for our teenagers and the only option they find suitable is to drop out of school. This is a problem which can seriously affect the future of our country, hence it requires immediate attention.

Upon realization that drop-out rates are increasing gradually, educators across the nation have decided to turn to online education to secure the future of the teenagers of the United States of America, as well as individuals associated with the field of teaching. For this reason, more and more colleges and universities are now offering accredited distance education courses.

In states such as Mississippi, where people are struggling to maintain a normal lifestyle, merely 17% of citizens are said to have a bachelor’s degree. In this regard, providing online education to the people living in such poverty-ridden states can turn out to be rather helpful. How? Well, first of all comes the fact that distance education programs are rather flexible, so individuals who enroll in online colleges and universities can easily juggle work and education. With the implication of online learning, drop-out rates are expected to lower down, as distance learning would not require students to commute to campus and they can acquire education by simply logging on to the Internet whenever they are free. It is anticipated that students who dropped-out earlier, might go back to school through eLearning and actually graduate!

Secondly, teachers engaged in teaching online classes do not always have to be present at a particular place at fixed timings, so even they can balance their lifestyles and take up other jobs at the same time if they believe that they are not being paid well. This leads us to the fact that teachers across the nation can be available to teach online, which might make up for job opportunities for educators.

It is hoped, by educators and parents across the nation that technological advances such as eLearning would rescue the conventional education system of America and consequently save the future of our teenagers and the nation at large.