If more kids took an active interest and had the same comments this world would be a lot better off.
If he was my kid I would be proud of his social activism yet disappointed in his not finishing school. But he can finish school later so I would be supportive. (And yes, I would be supportive if he was attending Tea Parties as well.)
Missing SD student turns up at NY Occupy protest - Yahoo! News
If he was my kid I would be proud of his social activism yet disappointed in his not finishing school. But he can finish school later so I would be supportive. (And yes, I would be supportive if he was attending Tea Parties as well.)
"I wanted to learn more about it. It's hard to know exactly what's going on with something until you experience it yourself. It's hard to judge something from afar from reading things simply online," said Schmidt, who had never been to New York before the trip.
"If I don't participate, I'm basically accepting whatever happens. I can't complain," he said. "If I participate and try to do something and the end doesn't fit me, I can complain. I can say I went out there and I tried."
Schmidt, who is unsure if he'll return to school and has returned to his hometown of Waunakee, Wis., said he will continue to take part in issues he finds important. He is currently volunteering to gather signatures to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Republican is being targeted largely because of a GOP-backed law he helped pushed through that strips most public employees of their collective bargaining rights.
His relatives have long known that he was a passionate advocate for what he saw as the world's injustices
Missing SD student turns up at NY Occupy protest - Yahoo! News
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