STATE GRADUATION TEST

STATE GRADUATION TESTS

Starting in 2000 a law was passed called “ The No Child Left Behind Act” a nationwide law that states no child should be left behind regardless of age, race, disability and much more. It is a law that was made by President Bush saying that many of American children were failing and that wasn’t acceptable. He thinks most American children are failing because the lack of teachers doing their job and most children are not trying to learn because they feel that nobody cares if they get their education. When most schools fail, there are stereotypes saying that the kids are illiterate. The law was basically passed because so many schools nationwide were not meeting their standards.

The government passed the law to see which schools were not meeting their standards and why. They would take the money away from the schools that were not trying to better themselves and give it to another school. I think that is wrong because they should try to help those people who were not meeting the standards because something somewhere was wrong .I feel that some of the children in the schools that were failing did want to learn and not all of the kids were there just to be there. Most people think that the law is stupid because either way you look at it, it’s not helping anybody. The purpose of the law was to help children who were being left behind; all the law is doing is helping those who don’t need help, which are the schools who are above their standards.

I think they should help the schools who are failing because some children can’t help what environment or school they go to. These students want to make the best of where they are, and try to make something out of their selves and graduate. This law is discouraging students who don’t go to a school that meets the standards. People say those students who don’t meet standards will either end up in jail or hell.

A good example of how this law discourages students could be seen in a movie called “Fighting The Odds” The movie is about a parole officer who goes to a local high school to help some students who are having problems passing the graduation test. Her and a colleague start a group called “No More Victims” a group for students whose parents are incarcerated. She is trying to help them graduate from high school so they can make something out of themselves. That’s why the movie is called “fighting the odds”. This movie proves my point about the graduation test and the no child left behind act because the students were told my many people teachers and students that they would no amount to anything because they wouldn’t graduate from high school but thanks to the group they proved them wrong.



90% of Georgia’s children are not graduating from high school each year because the Georgia Graduation tests. Students have to pass the entire test in order to get their diplomas. If they don’t pass the test they will not be able to walk with their class or receive their diploma, you will be given a certificate of attendance. I think this is wrong because you stay in high school for 4 years attempting to walk across that stage on your special night and by the time its their senior year they have to take five different tests. Math, English, science, social studies, and Writing. Students must pass each one of these tests to graduate. A year or two ago if students didn’t pass the test by the second time that they took it students could receive their diploma anyway. Now it is mandatory that students pass all five. I think that is very stupid because you have four years of high school that you just throw away when you don’t pass that test. I think you should be able to have a waiver and still be able to receive your diploma if you don’t pass.

If anything the “No Child Left Behind Act should help the students who are trying to graduate, and if they have all of their credits but don’t quite pass all of the graduation tests, they should still be able to receive their diploma. The “No Child Left Behind Act should be all about. Helping those who are trying to better themselves. The graduation test are given in Georgia so that they can determine which schools are meeting their standards and which schools are not.