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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Three Actions to Make Us One | United Opt Out National

Three Actions to Make Us One | United Opt Out National:

Three Actions to Make Us One

Please join United Opt Out National in the following 3 actions.

November 28th to December 2nd

No Testing Week

During this week we are encouraging all schools to follow Principal Peter DeWitt’s lead. No testing for an entire week! Get creative. Remember what learning is supposed to look like and plan your week accordingly.

Please see Peter DeWitt’s blog for ideas.

January 7th

United Opt Out National has declared January 7th as National Opt Out Day. On this day we are encouraging Occupy movements everywhere to endorse this action and encourage parents, students and community members to write letters/postcards to their school districts stating how they will OPT OUT. We have created apostcard that allows for multiple ways to opt out and it can be purchased in bulk to share at Occupy movements on this date – January 7th. Join us! Of course, the slam dunk is opting out of the state test as this will shut down