Declaration+Of+Independence

=Declaration of Independence= ====In the 2008-2009 school year, the eighth grade class of room 207 will declare their freedom from the great ruler, Mr. Skonecki. We will not be told what to do. We will not have rules hanging over our heads, and we will not be controlled by this man. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were the three natural rights that we're given to every man (and woman) in the U.S, and we will live by those rights. From this day on, each and every one of the students in room 207 will have full right to govern themselves. We will freely separate ourselves, and be fully independent.====

Every student has a right to an education, privacy, and safety. We have a right to these three things because all students should be able to learn what they want, have privacy for their personal reasons, and safety because it isn't right or lawful for anyone to be hurt. With these rights, students also have freedom of speech, freedom of choice, and freedom of movement and activity. All students have the right to feel safe in the environment that they are in at the current time. We the students in room 207 have the right to express our educational opinions freely, and vote on classroom activities. All students have the right to exercise and holds educational truths. All students hold the right to be treated equal. No more, or no less. No student shall be disrespected, or told likewise. We feel that the rights exercised above are quite reasonable for the overpowering Mr. Skonecki.

Likewise, we have many grievances again Mr. Skonecki. The students have not had the chance to display these grievances until this very particular point in time. We are rebelling from his power, and clearly explaining the truths, and wrong-doings in this class. Hopefully, all of the students in 207 agree with these particular grievances. The listings and reasons below clearly state why we are declaring our own independence, and breaking freedom from the hold of Mr. Skonecki.

Grievances

 * 1) He gives a lot of projects, and a lot of homework over the weekend.
 * 2) He hits his students, and it hurts. (Playfully)
 * 3) He invades our personal space, and watches our every move while we work.
 * 4) He stares us down like we look like we're from another planet.
 * 5) He doesn't let us go outside enough.
 * 6) We don't get enough breaks during class time.
 * 7) He assigns a lot of assignments online, when some students don't have internet access at home to finish the given work.
 * 8) He always drinks his coffee in front of us.
 * 9) **He favors the other class.**
 * 10) He insults his students. (He thinks Marilyn Manson is copying Alice Cooper, which is an insult.)
 * 11) He makes rude comments about people's intelligence and I.Q's.
 * 12) He threatens the students safety.
 * 13) He doesn't let us chew gum in class.
 * 14) He doesn't let us go on e-mail (WHY DO WE HAVE IT?)
 * 15) He makes a lot of dorky jokes, and no one can tell if he's joking or not half of the time. (He only thinks he's funny :] )
 * 16) He doesn't give extra credit.
 * 17) He doesn't bust the people who get caught playing games.
 * 18) Mr. Skonecki locks our computers too much.

We, the eighth grade class of room 207 has decided to declare our independence whether our not it is appreciated. We have decided to break free. We have the right to express and exercise our opinions freely, and now is the time for that to happen. We our older, responsible, and we have the right to be able to make decisions for ourselves. Despite the fact we our only eighth graders, we our declaring our independence right now.