I believe in our teachers

Why does the New York State Board of Education require all classes to have finals. That is just kind of ridiculous. I believe that if the board got rid of this silly little requirement the majority of teachers would still give finals if they thought that it was in the best interest of the students ability to learn the subject. But face it there are just some classes were finals are not really needed. For example a writing class. If you are just writing papers, what would you be tested on in a final.....??? Glad to see you are as stumped as I am on that one. I'm taking 5 classes and only have one real final. I have two presentations, one take home test, one finals worth half a test grade(we took 5 tests in that class so that final is worthless) and finally one real final in math. The State Board of Education does not mandate how a teacher is to grade there classes. They do not require a certain amount of tests or quizzes. So why should they require a final. This is simply a case of the man trying to keep us down.