Why and how do people drop out? And how do they get back on track with their education or career? Marie, Carole, Sam, and Teddy are between 20 and 25 years old. What they have in common is that they were able to turn their lives around by enrolling in innovative, “second-chance” high schools. Through these testimonials, it becomes clear that regaining self-confidence is one of the main factors that helped them break free from a path of failure. Selected excerpts from their testimonials, taken from an audiovisual documentary about dropouts.