why we do we need to take these exams at the end of each semester?
these finals are adding stress onto a highschool student life right before the big holidays..people are planning vacations and some people are actually leaving before finals adding more stress about the holidays and testing. its pointless to learn about 10-15 units in a semester already take chapter tests on them and then needing to test again on them monthes later with alittle review and cramming 150 questions into such a short time period. it wouldnt be so stressful if you only had to take one or two finals but most people take seven finals..seven big tests in three days only a couple days before christmas is crazy! not only do people freak them selfsout but if you fail a final and passed the chapter tests its saying something..we cant take 7 huge tests before a exciting holiday and it also hurts your GPA and lowers you grades! rarely does it help grades or GPA's! i think we should take finals after break and/or limit the tests question down to 50 or 60 questions.
