To skip or not to skip? That is the question.
Whether ‘tis nobler for students to suffer the tests and assignments of regular class or to take up arms in the name of social justice and by skipping, thus to oppose injustice.
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg participates in a Youth Climate Strike outside the United Nations in New York on Aug. 30, 2019. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
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Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
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