They cannot do it on their own,¨ (Pg.5). This is true, and students do need someone to help them learn, as also said by Russell Rumberger ¨Getting their bodies into the building doesn't mean that they are going to learn anything,¨(pg.5), but, both of these statements are facilities, for the students already have someone to help them learn, the teachers. If it means the student has to come in at lunch or afterschool, they are driven by the want, and in some cases, need for their driver's license, and therefore, good attendance and good grades as also said by the author.
In conclusion it is clear that, according to first hand accounts and studies, the no pass/no drive law should be passed. Once the no pass/no drive law is passed we will be able to see decreases in high school dropout rates, and maybe even increases in performance in terms of