text: Teenagers have may tasks they need to accomplish outside of school but don't have enough time to dedicate themselves to it because school takes at least six hours of productive time out of their day. With the availability of online courses students can save their school work for a more convenient time to do it such as in the evenings. Many teenagers need to work long hours to help support their family. Since they don't have a degree yet they are only qualified for low paying jobs, which leads to the necessity of working more hours to make ends meet. Work soon takes priority over school and the teenagers drop out. This is seen more often in less affluent communities and with the help of online classes more students can continue to get work while still earning their GED. Many high schoolers have parents that work and younger siblings so the job to take care of them fall on their shoulders. Online classes opens up more time for high schoolers to be an active role model and caretaker for their family when they need them.