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UH OH! Saturday School Is Coming by Anonymous

One day, whole schools were convened in the auditorium of the Wisinham Public Schools. A large screen was erected and the local news stations were playing an important message:

Breaking news bulleting. Wisinham Public School Students have been working hard to learn and bring up their CMT scores. However, the results from work completed in September, October and November indicates that the hard work has not been enough. Public officials have determined that more hours in school will be necessary to help all the children catch up. Therefore, beginning January 20th 2010, all Wisinham Public School Students will be required to attend school all day on Saturday too. School will begin and end at the usual times. Lunches will be served but breakfast will not be available.

Many students read or heard this news bulletin with great dismay. They were tired of being in school from Monday through Friday and did not relish the thought of an additional day of school. Many of them wished they had paid more attention in their classes. They remembered the days they opted to play outside and neglected their homework. They wondered if there was any way to turn back the hands of time. They were absolutely certain that if they studied hard, did their homework, behaved in school and paid attention, they would be able to score well on the test. They didn't realize how important this really was or what the consequences would be. It made them sad. Many would find it hard to see the one parent they only got to see on weekends because their parents were divorced. Families would not be able to travel or visit relatives over a weekend. It would be harder to get the shopping and laundry done. Students were especially concerned about their sports activites.It was bad enough that the budget cuts had eliminated sports throughout their schools. Now, they couldn't even play in the local Saturday leagues. They had no time to practice and no time to schedule games. It was depressing.

They moaned and groaned and some of them even cried. Finally, one brave soul stood up and said,"We really did this to ourselves. How many of you study hard?" No one raised their hands. How many of you just picked anything on the CMT test? NO one raised their hands. How many of you tried hard to follow the school rules? This time a few hands went up. "See?" the brave soul said.

Another student,stood up. She said "Isn't there anything we can do?"