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BOISE -- Two students at Timberline High School in Boise want to see part of Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna's "Students Come First" plan changed.
In an attempt to make that happen, the 16-year-old girls made petitions and are passing them out to fellow students.
But it's going beyond that. These petitions are already at one other school and plans are to get them to eight junior high and high schools in the Boise School District.
The two high school juniors say they value their education and fear that online classes won't educate them as well as a teacher in a classroom.
When it comes to learning and education, the traditional classroom, desks, black or white boards, pencils and paper has been the norm. But technology is changing and so is the classroom.
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It's great that they're taking this kind of initiative. When they've got a little world experience under their belt and apply their drive to credible issues they stand a chance of making a real difference. (As the DoE says, it's counterproductive to think anyone will be able to move through the modern world without having at some point in some way to utilize these technologies, especially if they're moving in power circles.)
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