<p>Prompt: In some states, legislators have debated whether teenagers should be required to maintain a "C" grade average in school before receiving a driver's license. Some people think this would be a good policy because having passing grades shows that students are responsible enough to be good drivers. Other people think such a policy would not be appropriate because they see no relationship between grades in school and driving skills. In your opinion, should teenagers be requirement to maintain a "C" average in school before receiving a driver's license?</p>
<pre><code> Many are debating over the issue of an academic requirement to obtain a drivers license. A grade of a C, as proponents for the requirement proclaim, would prove that the student bearing that mark is responsible enough to be in control of a weapon on wheels. However, opponents of this requirement argue that there is no correlation between academia and driving abilities. Without contest, the requirement would be highly advantageous to our society.
While some fail to see a correlation between success in school and driving skills, they ignore the fact that a large sum of all vehicle-related accidents and deaths involve teenagers. Often, these teenagers are the wild ones that care little about their schoolwork. Restricting the privileges of these students by passing a requirement for drivers licenses based on grades would call for a thank you from the man who crosses the street by the high school every day, right as school is dismissed. Certainly, such a limit would save countless innocent lives.
In addition, placing a requirement to obtain a license would cause the vast majority of students to have the effrontery to care about their scholastics. This would create a goal for students. Either its a C or its a loss of freedom. After all, the students in question are ruthlessly awaiting the day they obtain sweet sovereignty. Said restriction would influence students to try harder so that they could one day be seated directly behind the wheel.
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<p>In todays world, driving is a right, not a privilege. This restriction would prove it to be the opposite. The only serious requirement, now, is that one be of age and that one has the knowledge required to successfully parallel park a car. However, it could easily become a privilege with an academic requirement, forever changing the way in which driving is viewed. Teens would find that driving is something that they must earn instead of simply awarded without cause. </p>
<pre><code> This limit should in no way be considered a universal solution. After all, not everyone obtaining a license is a student. These people could be adults well out of school. Evidently, they will have no potential to have a necessary grade of a C or better because they have no grade whatsoever. Therefore, there must be exceptions for select individuals such as these.
Furthermore, what would happen if a student, already maintaining a C average and a wielder of the mighty card that permits him to liberty, fails to maintain that average? Would his license be instantly invalidated? Such a process would be a hassle and would lead to utter confusion. As a result, it would either be extremely costly, or very difficult to enforce.
Ultimately, I strongly support a requirement for students to maintain a C average in school to be allowed to drive. This would not only save lives, but it would force unwilling students to reach a goal, becoming better students and more skilled future workers concurrently. Lastly, it could help change societys attitude towards the current birthright institution of driving. Said restriction would change driving from being a right to being a privilege.
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