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."

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"You’ll be four years older whether you go to college or not. Why not fill up those four years with something valuable?"

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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.