Read these excerpts from We Beat the Street. "Then the three of you get out of here. Colleges come to this school every day, looking for good students, and you three jokers let it all pass you by." *** "You’ll be four years older whether you go to college or not. Why not fill up those four years with something valuable?" *** George thought back to Miss Johnson, who had said almost the exact same thing to him way back in third grade. What central idea in the story do the details in these excerpts best support? Teachers usually know what goals their students want to achieve. Having fun can prevent people from achieving their dreams. People should make the most of the opportunities that are given to them. Young people who want to succeed need to take the advice of others.

Era o zi ploioasa. eram la scoala iar un om impartea bilete pentru un circ, bineinteles ca am luat si eu unul. pe bilet scria ca circul va avea loc chiar maine la ora 15: 00, iar intrarea costa 15 lei. eram nerabdatoare sa merg.a doua zi am ajuns, mi-am platit biletul, mi-am luat o vata de zahar si am luat loc sa asist spectacolul. totul se desfasura frumos, claunii dansau, era totul amuzant. se intamplase ca, un sarpe sa scape din cusca sa, si sa vina spre public, ce a urmat mai departe a fost intradevar comic. toti oamenii s-au speriat si s-au urcat pe scaune, urland cat ii tineau plamanii, dar sarpele venise doar sa ia o bucata de popcorn de jos sa o manance, iar apoi a inceput sa faca scamatorii. a fost totul atat de amuzant, deoarece oamenii erau speriati iar sarpele  nu avea nici o vina.spectacolul s-a terminat iar eu am mers acasa si le-am povestit parintilor mei, care si ei la randul lor, au ras cu pofta.

The factors might be:
peer pressure
wanting to try new things
bad influences in group of friends
famous people doing things
social media showing wrong ideas