[antimedia] antimedia: This is pathetic....

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Posted by antimedia:
This is pathetic....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1180206436.shtml


   ....I hardly [1]know what to say.

     Students who had been planning to walk across the stage at
     graduation ceremonies this weekend were instead walking a picket
     line Thursday morning.
     The Trimble Tech High School seniors marched in front of Fort Worth
     Independent School District headquarters to protest Wednesday's
     decision by trustees to bar students who failed the TAKS test from
     commencement exercises.
     About a dozen young people, carrying signs and chanting, began
     picketing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. They represent the 613 Fort Worth
     seniors who did not pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and
     Skills exam.
     Crystal Martinez complained that while she finished at the top of
     her class with a 3.5 grade point average, she is now blocked from
     graduation by failing the TAKS test.
     "We know we're not going to get our diplomas, but we just want to
     walk across the stage," Martinez said. "That's all we ask for right
     now."
     Classmate Chloe Walker agreed. "I believe that I have at least the
     right to walk the stage with all my friends," she said. "I made it
     this far, and I have all my credits I need. I deserve to get my
     certificate of completion."

   If a picture is worth a thousand words, then [2]this picture has to be
   worth a million.
   I have zero respect for an educational system that can't even teach
   children how to select the correct words, much less spell them
   correctly.
   You want me to support amnesty for illegal aliens? Then close the
   border first and prove you can keep it closed.
   You want me to support more money for the educational system? Then
   prove you can actually teach children to spell and speak English.
   Until then, I have no sympathy for any of your complaints. None
   whatsoever.
   Tags: [3]education [4]TAKS [5]failure

References

   1. http://www.fileitunder.com/2007/05/let-are-kids-walk.html
   2. http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070524_wz_taksprotest.6fe879b.html
   3. http://technorati.com/tag/education
   4. http://technorati.com/tag/TAKS
   5. http://technorati.com/tag/failure