Busting Pencils: Civil Rights and Inequities (Ep. 13)

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Is opting out of high-stakes test a social movement? Social protest? In this episode of BustEd Pencils explores the Civil Rights movement’s unique history in relation to Opt Out.

As the “Activist/Blogger of the Week” I talked about how certain inequities remain “cloaked.” I also discuss the reason why I chose the name Cloaking Inequity and why I started blogging.

Tim Slekar says,

Also, wait till you hear what Matt Damon’s Mom has to say about a certain group of students who just don’t give a #@%&.

Of course there is trending news and a special Moment of Zinn.

Let’s Bust some Pencils.

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Is opting out of high-stakes test a social movement? Social protest? In this episode of BustEd Pencils explores the Civil Rights movement’s unique history in relation to Opt Out. As the “Activist/Blogger of the Week” I talked about how certain inequities remain “cloaked.” I also discuss the reason why I chose the name Cloaking Inequity and why I…

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