Baltimore Riots #BlackLivesMatter

Talk about oppressed racial discrimination. This story about the riots and attacking a car full of white people simply because they were white is amazing.... this movement has me at a loss for words

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/25/war-zone-baltimore-erupts-into-violence-chaos-as-blacklivesmatter-riots-rage/

I question the purpose of fighting for equality... What about these white people who were doing no harm...?

optional standardized test...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/nyregion/only-alternative-for-some-students-sitting-out-standardized-tests-do-nothing.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

I have been reading a lot about this new optional standardized tests, and I wonder, what makes a parent qualified to decide if their child is advanced enough to sit out on certain tests. This made me think a lot about what I have been observing, valuing education. I am not sure how I feel about this. I think that tests like this are administered for a reason and should not be optional. They are created to analyze or expand a childs knowledge.

I think that not all parents are educated enough to make this decision and do not understand the meaning or importance of the tests. I wonder if the parents choices will influence the level of effort the child puts into his or her education. As well as if they will learn that tests are not important and in the future not value education.