do you think that your grades accurately reflect your
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Do you think that your grades accurately reflect your ability to succeed in life?
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“Yes, if you do well in school, you’ll do well in the future because school prepares you for every-thing. You follow through with high school to get into college to find a good job, [respectively].” -Hannah Hall, Senior
“No, because even though I’m smart, I don’t try in school but if I tried, I feel like I’ll get better grades.” -Sherry Zhou, Sophomore
“Yes, because you’re responsible [for getting] good grades, you are responsible [for being] successful for your future.”-Nathan Phuong, Sophomore
“Yes, because I’ve worked hard for the grades I have now and it means I will suc-ceed in the future because I’ve been work-ing hard to begin with.”-Vivian Li, Junior
“No, I do not think they do, be-cause the classes I’m taking do not reflect what I want to do as an adult.”-Dante Principe, Senior
“No, because my mental capabilities are not measured by school. School merely measures [my] hard work and my diligence.”-Brian Au, Junior
“Yes, because if you study hard, it’ll eventu-ally pay off.” -Raymond Huynh, Freshman
“No, because if you’re going to be a trades-men, you’re going to work hard towards that goal and specialty instead of focusing on skills you don’t need.” -Daniel Torres, Freshman
“No, I don’t think grades count because people can just cheat.” -Carol Nguyen, Freshman
“Yes, [because] you need good grades to find a good job to support your fam-ily.” -Alex Arevalo, Sophomore
“Yes, because you don’t necessarily have to be the smartest to be able to work hard.” -Thomas Richetts, Senior
“No, because it’s [a] student’s choice if they want to be lazy; it’s their life.”-Dominic Wimberly, Junior
“Yes, [grades matter] because without the grade you can’t take the next step, which is college.”-Stephanie Osorio, Senior