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Watch nine-year old Sydney Smoot destroy Florida’s new standardized test in front of her local school board

VIDEO: Watch nine-year old Sydney Smoot destroy Florida’s new standardized test in front of her local school board

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT courtesy of The Washington Post:

This testing looks at me as a number. One test defines me either as a failure or a success through a numbered rubric. One test at the end of the year that the teacher or myself will not be able to see the grade until the school year is already over. I do not think all this FSA testing is accurate to tell how successful I am. It doesn’t take into account all of my knowledge and abilities, just a small percentage.

Way to go, Sydney! You have a bright future in activism ahead of you.

Andrew Villeneuve

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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