9-year-old Sydney Smoot had a bone to pick with the Hernando County School Board. The issue? The Florida Standards Assessment Test, or FSA for short. On March 17, 2015, Sydney bravely stood up at her local school board meeting to share how she felt about the test and why she believes it’s failing students and teachers.

The video struck a nerve, racking up over 2 million views on YouTube. Though not an official record, we’re betting Sydney’s speech made this one of the most watched local school board meetings of all time.

“This testing looks at me as a number,” she said, craning her neck to speak into the mic, but speaking with no shortage of ferocity. “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.”

Can we give this little girl a medal? She was speaking right to our souls with that speech!

A 9-year-old who knew exactly what she was talking about

Here’s the full transcript of her remarks:

“Fellow members of the school board, today I will express my concerns about the FSA testing. I consider myself a well-educated young lady. However, with FSA tests my five years of school… do not matter. This testing looks at me as a number. One test defines me as either a failure or a success........

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