BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – A Florida fourth-grader is getting a lot of attention lately after she delivered an impassioned speech denouncing the state’s testing system – the Florida Standards Assessments.

Sydney Smoot, 9, gave the Hernando County School Board a piece of her mind regarding student testing at a board meeting two weeks ago, and a video of her address has since generated more than 1 million views on YouTube.

“This testing looks at me as a number. One test defines me as either a failure or a success through a numbered rubric. One test at the end of the year that the teacher or myself will not even see the grade until after the school year is already over. I do not feel that all this FSA testing is accurate to tell how successful I am. It doesn’t take in account all of my knowledge and abilities, just a small percentage,” the Brooksville Elementary Student explained.

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Smoot’s comments come after schools last month fumbled through the online assessments, which were plagued by log-in issues and a cyber attack. Smoot told board members she doesn’t believe that the time and effort teachers and students are putting into the high-stakes tests are worth it, and she’s frustrated that school officials want students to sign contracts promising not to discuss the test with their parents, WPTV reports.

“First of all, I do not feel good about a form in the FSA that you have to sign assuring you can’t even discuss the test with your parents,” she said. “I have the right to talk to my parents about any and everything related to school and my education.”

“Second, why am I being forced to take a test that hasn’t even been tested on students here in Florida? So how could be accurate and valid on what I know?” she questioned. “Why are taking most of the year stressing and prepping for one test at the end of the year when we should be taking tests throughout the year that really measure our abilities?

“My opinion is we should take a test at the beginning of the year, middle and end of the school year to accurately measure what we know. Third, the stress and pressure this testing puts on me and I’m sure most students is not healthy.

“Why should we have so much stress about one test when we should be learning and having fun in school? … Fun things such as recess are being eliminated because of all the training for the test!”

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Smoot ended her speech by calling on board members to put a stop to the standardized testing, and for parents and students to contact the governor to “put a stop to all this standardized testing.”

Her speech was met with a roaring applause from parents and citizens in attendance.

Smoot’s mother told WPTV she helped her daughter organize her thoughts on testing, but the young girl generated the material. She said she’s proud of her daughter and hopes the speech will inspire others to come forward to share their concerns with the state’s standardized tests.

“You can be brave and you can stand up for what you believe in,” Jennifer Smoot said. “If one 9-year-old child can, than so can all these others and parents.”

“She’s just a natural at it,” Jennifer Smoot told Bay News 9 of her daugher’s public speaking skills. “I could never be that way, but I’m so blessed that she is.”

Hernando County School Board member Beth Narverud said the student’s message was well-received. Narverud is encouraging folks to email their lawmakers in Tallahassee to ease testing requirements.

“Hopefully they will remove any penalties, or ramifications because we’ve asked for that,” Narverud said. “Don’t hold it against the teacher. Don’t hold it against the schools. Don’t hold it against the students.”

Smoot also offered a solution for students who don’t like the FSA.

“If you don’t sign it, and you don’t answer any questions you break the seal. Push it away and say no thanks,” she said.

Smoot also hopes to leverage the attention she generated from the speech toward future ambitions.

“I want to run for president or I want to be a teacher,” she told WPTV.