Bill to Bypass Exams OK'd

This blog is in response to Mrs. Kallas' blog post:

 I read an article over the legislation might pass 28,000 seniors in the Texas class of 2015 who have no passed all of their end-of-course exams the opportunity to graduate...


     Some factors that would allow the seniors is their involvement during high school. Did they try things in high school? Did they try with their grades? Did they go into any extra curricular classes? Also, do they have any outside factors affecting their experience at high school? like family, death, money, or personal problems?

 Kelly Hancock and Jane Nelson voted against the bill. I believe their stances were probably that its not fair to the other seniors who actually got involved in their classes and extra curricular classes. They have good grades and participate in clubs and other organizations. Also, because they did take the time and passed the test.

 I think so many other senators supported it because of all the factors discussed in my second paragraph. Some students don't have the opportunities that the other kids do because of money or family problems preventing them from involvement.

   The seniors who don't graduate stay in high school or drop out to work at a retail shop or a fast food restaurant. They don't go to college and they get paid minimum wage or they don't work at all. THis effects the economy raising the unemployment rate.  


    My personal stance on this issue is that its not fair to graduate these students regardless of the factors, if they want it , they would fight for it. They would study and pass the test if they want it badly enough. the kids who do want it bad and want to go off to college, they work for it and get involved to maximize their high school experience.