Why FCAT Is Important Essay

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About time I passed that FCAT that I needed in order to graduate I can finally rejoice with my friends and not have to be studying all the time.The FCAT is a very important exam that you need to pass your sophomore year in order to be able to graduate and if you don't well they will place you in an intensive reading class that is not fun at all.While. everyone else that passed it is enjoying their school year taking fun classes and you're stuck in a class that is no fun at all. To begin with not many people pass the fact all because they slack off or just because they don't care , not many take that serious they slack off and don't really think about it until they are at their last try, to be able to pass that very important exam. Students in a have as many distractions now and days that they give all their time to them instead of studying and getting ready for the test. While teachers try and get students to focus and do their work and prepare themselves for the big …show more content…
because whenever we get our scores back we get that great feeling inside and knowing that we passed it and that we will no longer have to be in that class doing boring packets and reading all the time and doing reading

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