205+Declaration+2011-12

= The Declaration of Independence for Room 205 = In the natural course of students' lives, it becomes inevitable to dissolve the connection of dependability between the students and their current educator, Mr. Skonecki. Mr. Skonecki has committed several abominable acts of anarchy and cruelty. Mr. Skonecki has repeatedly opposed our requests and denied us the freedom we demand. The students of 205 now band together to escape the forward motion of Mr. Skonecki’s obliviousness towards our rights and state our reasons to do so.

We, the students of room 205, believe that each student should receive equal opportunities to succeed. All students have the right to have our opinion heard, the freedom of movement, the right to feel safe in our school, and the right to vote for a leader that we believe will support our choices. We will be able to institute a new form of government.

The current educator of room 205, Mr. Skonecki, is being accused of the following injustices:
 * Mr. Skonecki does not allow more than 30 seconds of a student’s video on their blog to be shown to the class each morning.
 * Mr. Skonecki makes fun of how students read in class.
 * Mr. Skonecki makes fun of how much some students write in their essays.
 * Mr. Skonecki doesn’t give us enough time to study.
 * Mr. Skonecki locks students’ computers if one person is doing something incorrectly.
 * Mr. Skonecki misplaces student’s hard copies of their work and can’t find students digital copies of assignments, even though they have shared them with him.
 * Mr. Skonecki does not allow us to sit where we would like.
 * Mr. Skonecki refuses to listen to our thoughts of matters concerning our student body
 * Mr. Skonecki refuses to allow us to receive items that belong to us at our own will
 * Mr. Skonecki makes rude comments in serious situations.
 * Mr. Skonecki ignores students when they try to communicate with him.
 * Mr. Skonecki yells at students when they have accidentally forgotten any learning tools.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki is a bully towards parents and students.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki insists he is always “right”.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki creates unnecessary “nicknames” to tease his students.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki sets the room to ludicrous temperatures.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki blames certain incidents on his students when they are clearly his fault.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki gives high school level tests and expects us to ace them.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki says OHHHHH on jokes that aren’t even funny.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki only gives us 5 minutes of break time a day.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki assigns to many projects because he thinks we have no life like him.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Skonecki send Scout Haney out to watch what we do on our computers.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All of this has happened over the course of four short months. In the beginning it was funny, but we, the students, have become sick of some of Mr. Skonecki'S behavior. We have all made multiple attempts to address these grievances, but this behavior has not had any change whatsoever. Therefore, the students of Room 205 propose to create a new government, a government based on the respect of freedom. This new form of government will allow the students to have a sense of safety, protection, comfort, and independence. Together, as one, we will stand and fight for our rights. We will no longer need to endure the cruel behaviors ofMr. Skonecki. Our behaviors will no longer be dictated. We will no longer be bullied. We will no longer suffer in silence. We will be heard. We will be free.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We, the Students of Room 205, therefore declare our independence from the Teacher of Room 205.