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In a message dated 8/19/02 9:00:52 AM, sheran@... writes:

<< I have also heard of kids who were philosophically opposed to
testing, so when their parents dropped them off at the test site,
they filled in their names and personal info and then left the test
blank.
Sheila
>>

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the list but I've been lurking around and reading
and this caught my attention. Last year I was in the 10th grade in a
Massachusetts pubic school. As some of you may know MA requires public school
kids to take a state mandated test called the MCAS (Massachusetts
comprehensive assessment system) in grades 4 6 8 and 10 I believe. Recently a
law was passed that 10th graders must past the test in order to graduate from
high school. There are many things wrong with the test and a group of
students at my school have found the need to actively protest it. This year
along with 10 of my classmates (and others across MA) I participated in
boycotting the test. We did just what you mentioned above. On the day of the
test (after a morning protest with the students from other grades that
didn't believe in it, and the 10th graders that also supported the cause but
couldn't boycott) we went into our assigned rooms (sporting T-shirts that
said "I don't want to be a MCASualty") and sat down we waited patiently while
the proctor explained the directions and filled our names in. then when the
proctor said "you may begin" we got up from our seats put our tests down on
the desk and said "I'm not taking this" to which we received wicked applause
from the others in the room. (The proctor knew in advance that we weren't
going to take it.) we walked out into the hall and met up with the other
boycotters from the other rooms then we held hands and walked out the front
door of our school ceremoniously snapping our number two pencils in half we
were greeted by the former boycotters, parents, press and other supporters.
right now as it stands the 10 of us (plus the boycotters from the previous
year who are now seniors) wont be graduating, ( which is why I'm on the
unschooling list) but I wouldn't change what I did for anything.

KT

>
>
>but I wouldn't change what I did for anything.
>

You ROCK!!

Welcome to the list! Have you read _The Teenage Liberation Handbook_?

Doesn't seem like you need it, but you might learn something. ;)

Tuck

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In a message dated 8/19/02 9:49:55 AM, Tuck@... writes:

<< You ROCK!!

Welcome to the list! Have you read _The Teenage Liberation Handbook_?

Doesn't seem like you need it, but you might learn something. ;)
>>

Thanks Tuck :) I haven't read it yet, I went to pick it up at my local "
chain" bookstore. but they had a very pittiful section on education, let
alone unschooling. hopefully it will give me some good tips on " breaking
into unschooling" I'm not an unschooler yet, but my heart is there.

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In a message dated 08/19/2002 1:11:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
WishMad@... writes:


> Thanks Tuck :) I haven't read it yet, I went to pick it up at my local "
> chain" bookstore. but they had a very pittiful section on education, let
> alone unschooling. hopefully it will give me some good tips on " breaking
> into unschooling" I'm not an unschooler yet, but my heart is there.
>

Just order it on-line. Our copy arrived the other day from Amazon.

Ginny


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In a message dated 8/19/02 10:31:21 AM, GDobes@... writes:

<< Just order it on-line. Our copy arrived the other day from Amazon.

Ginny
>>

thanks for the tip Ginny, I will.

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I am so rpoud to hear that you all stood up and are fighting for you rights!
~Elissa Cleaveland
Radical Unschoolers Unite!

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In a message dated 8/19/02 11:41:00 AM, ElissaJC@... writes:

<< I am so rpoud to hear that you all stood up and are fighting for you
rights!
~Elissa Cleaveland
Radical Unschoolers Unite!
>>

Thanks Elissa. we'll see what happens ;)

Gina Loree Marks

YEAH! YOU GO!!! :)

Gina

and said "I'm not taking this" to which we
> received wicked applause
> from the others in the room. (The proctor knew in
> advance that we weren't
> going to take it.) we walked out into the hall and
> met up with the other
> boycotters from the other rooms then we held hands
> and walked out the front
> door of our school ceremoniously snapping our number
> two pencils in half we
> were greeted by the former boycotters, parents,
> press and other supporters.
> right now as it stands the 10 of us (plus the
> boycotters from the previous
> year who are now seniors) wont be graduating, (
> which is why I'm on the
> unschooling list) but I wouldn't change what I did
> for anything.


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In a message dated 8/19/02 3:51:25 PM, ginaloree@... writes:

<< YEAH! YOU GO!!! :)

Gina >>

Thanks for the support Gina. ( and everyone else here on unschooling that
seems to back me up)