4th Grader Gets Suspended Over Common Core Remarks
She was so small that her face was barely visible from over the podium.
Every audience member wore a doe-eyes look like they were looking at a puppy or a newborn baby. But when the little girl began her speech, their expressions quickly changed. This little girl was about to school every adult in the room.
Something Wrong
Everyone thinks their child is special.
But for Jennifer Smooth of Florida, she was very away that her daughter Sydney’s unique nature was something that put her far past anyone else in her grade – even surpassing some adults.
So, when her little girl came home with puffy red eyes and fresh tears on her cheeks, Jennifer knew something was very wrong.
Test Day
“What’s wrong, peanut?” she asked.
Sydney proceeded to share her day at school. Things had started out normal – friends, classes, and lunch.
But when it came time for her 4th grade class to take the standardized test, what she had said apparently had made the teacher angry. But that wasn’t all.
Calling It Like It Is
Her little girl might have only been 9, but the way she picked apart everything that was wrong with common core and testing made Jennifer feel like she was talking to any adult with a bone to pick about education.
What Sydney said next nearly knocked Jennifer out of her seat.
Secret Signing
Apparently, there had been a test form that the children had to sign – one that stated they were not allowed to talk about the test with their parents or anyone else.
When Sydney refused, the teacher got angry and sent her to the principal’s office. When she refused again and went on to explain how the education system was flawed, she was told she was suspended.