Big Boots
Syndey began by addressing the board members with a tone of dignity, confidence, and respect that immediately flawed them. It was clear that this child possessed levels of intelligence and maturity beyond her years.
Sydney went on from there to lament the impersonal nature of standardized testing, expressing that these kinds of testing treated her as “just a number”. She further explained that it was not a “rubric” of a student’s aptitude. Everyone was silent now, but she was far from done.