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9-year-old destroys Florida’s new standardized test in front of school board
Meet Sydney Smoot, a 9-year-old fourth grader in Hernando County, Fla., who has more confidence than many adults. Smoot wrote (with help from her mom) and powerfully delivered (all by herself) a speech about Florida’s new standardized test, the FSA, or Florida Standards Assessment that drew loud applause from the audience.
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I have never been so proud to have been part of the FL public school system! There's at least one kid (and mom) that gets it! In all seriousness, that system is so antiquated and backwards. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how bad it was until I moved to a different state and graduated from a different school system. You go girl!
Their social studies program is so impressive