Luz Shosie and Ned Vare

on 8/19/02 2:19 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

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

Shiela wrote:
>
> << 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.

WishMad@... adds:
>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

Ned applauds: Congratulations to you. When more people see that it is
necessary to stand up for our rights, we will stop losing those rights to
those who want to use us for their purposes. If no one protests the loss of
rights, we will continue to lose them.

The children seem to get it. Maybe some day, the parents will.

Diplomas are worth less every day, anyway. Smart people don't need them for
anything.

Ned Vare