[chachacha]

Fernández didn't pass the reading portion, but Turner says she has "no doubt" that Fernández will do so when he retakes the test this summer.

Great story, now maybe some of those other failures, represented by the NAACP, can pull themselves together and decide to join the human race as did Fernandez or, drop out and expect the world to be handed over to you by the Jesse Jacksons, Al Sharptons and the NAACP.

[summer]

Thanks for highlighting the determined attitude of the student's parent. Here is another mom who wants to help her kid succeed -- and this is a white, middle-class mom whose kid failed the 3rd grade FCAT, BUT: this parent is not interested a boycott either -- DON'T BLAME STANDARDS

[summer]

Excerpt from the link in my post #4, a letter to the editor written by that parent: "The planned boycott of Florida products bothers me. The problem is not with the governor or the standards. The problem lies in what goes on in the classroom and at home."