WASL Weekend--Here comes the test!

There's a really interesting article at KOMO TV talking about the recent modifications to the WASL requirements. If you have a high-speed connection it's worth watching the 2-minute video clip, if only to see the arena-style newscast that KOMO does that absolutely drives me nuts.

Also from the KOMO website is this story about the basketball team from Renton High School. #1 ranked in the state and in the 3A basketball tournament, but to be able to go and watch the game you had to be carrying at least a 3.3 GPA. There's two perfectly contrasting quotes in the article that illustrate the importance of classroom time:

"We want students to focus on academics," said Assistant principal Ed Crow. "We want students in the classroom."

Compare that to this:

"They shouldn't even have had school," said Parent Arthur Robinson. "The whole school should have come."

Of 60 students eligible, only 6 went to the game. Cynics wonder how many of the players were below the 3.3 standard.