Teenage Drivers

Freedom At Sixteen
At the age of sixteen most teenagers want the freedom of having their license. When a teenager is given such a freedom it tends to go to their head. At the age of sixteen till they graduate or before graduation a teenager is not responsible enough to have the freedom of going wherever they want, when ever they want. This freedom is just a distraction from what they need to be focused on.
I have seen in my own experience that most teenagers are more concerned about where they are going when the school day is over than what they are learning in school. The most important thought that should be in a teenager's mind is their high school career. The freedom of having a car and license is a great responsibility that most can’t handle.
According to the Manhattan Institution only 71 percent of students graduate. The National Center of Education Statistics finds that only 86 percent of students graduate high school. This is a little higher but it is still low. What happened to “No Child Left Behind”?
There are so many distractions for teenagers like alcohol and drugs. Having such a freedom of driving doesn’t need to be added to the list of distractions. Not having the freedom of driving would help parents control their children and better them in the long run.
By Wendy