Conservative Letter Writer Chides Liberal Student Opposed to Texas Standardized Tests

The Laredo Morning Times | 05-20-03 | Medrano, Ricardo

[Theodore R.]

Letter to the Editor, Laredo Morning Times:

If Daniella Morin, the senior high school student who oppses state testing, decides to run for political office, she should run as a liberal Democrat. She fits right into the "look for the easy way out" or "run and hide" philosophy that liberals use when faced with a challenge.

Once in office, she then could take money earned from her fellow students that decided to work hard to graduate and give it to her friends who decided to drop out.

I will agree with Daniuella that the TAKS is unfair. But life is unfair {said John F. Kennedy}. But life is unfair. And like life, the TAKS rewards indivduals who work hard. The TAKS gives diplomas legitimacy.

It tells prospective employers that you have the basic educational skills that are required to do the job.

I think Daniella, as a future politician, should try to change the testing laws. And if she doesn't get her way, then she can run and hide in Oklahoma. I'll help her find it on a map.

Ricardo Medrano

[Theodore R.]

Laredo Morning Times "Letters to the Editor" cannot be copies and pasted. They must be hand-typed.

[SpartacusII]

I've found that many sites can't be 'copy/pasted'. One way around it is to look under 'view' and 'page source', find the text, highlight it and do a ctrl 'c', then paste it as you normally would.

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