It looks like some 8th grade students are fed up with the endless, mind-numbing testing that school children are forced to endure. Good for them, and it's great to see kids taking some responsibility for their education as well.
But it's a shame that the school system continues to crush the creativity and independent thinking of these students. First, the never-ending cycle of standardized tests does nothing to prepare students for success in life. The students spend way too much time just preparing for tests and not enough time engaged in thoughtful discussion. Then, when these students do protest in an effort to improve their education it seems that the one teacher who encouraged independent thinking is being punished. If this teacher really has taught these students to think for themselves, in a system designed to do just the opposite, then he truly has accomplished a great thing.
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