person of year nominee: the AMERICAN STUDENT. “i deserve better. far better. i need teachers to be better trained and held accountable for their performance. i want you to expect excellence from me. my future is at stake, and i’m not equipped for a 21st century world. if you all lay aside your agendas, you can create a groundswell that will lift me to college and beyond. if only there was a children’s union.” ~andre agassi. via time magazine [RK] editors note: make that every student. everywhere.
Person of the year. The american student.
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