Kids need to feel that there are options for them. Not everyone fits into the full time yeshiva learning mould…
They need to know that if full time learning is not for them, there are options out there which are perfectly acceptable and 100% kosher. There is nothing wrong with wanting to work and combine learning, which is frowned upon in many circles.
Often, because they feel it is one or the other, they choose the other which means going OTD.