Student Drop-Out Rates...why?

Jose wrote:
But Jay too has "stopped"... albeit at
a different place. The reasons that Jay has for stopping are reasons
that Jay understands, since they are =his= reasons, despite the
arguments I've given for continuing on.

That's ridiculous. It's not stopping at all. By your logic we should
all be driving semis, or have a garage full of cars to meet every
driving need. Moving up to larger planes is not a natural progression.
One trip a year that can't be handled by your current plane doesn't
mean you have stopped.