STOP.

A stop sign is a traffic sign, usually erected at road junctions such as a four-way intersection, that instructs drivers to stop and then to proceed only if the way ahead is clear. The idea of placing stop signs at road junctions was first conceived in 1890 when William Phelps Eno of Saugatuck, Connecticut proposed and devised the first set of traffic laws in an article published in Rider and Driver. However, the first use of stop signs did not appear until 1915 when officials in Detroit, Michigan installed a stop sign with black letters on a white background. Throughout the years and with many alterations made to the stop sign, the current version with white block-lettering on a red background that is used in the United States as well as emulated in many other countries around the world today, did not come into use until the Joint Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted the design in 1954

TAKS=dumb test.

Dear State,

I would like to give you all an idea about what the kids that actually have to take this test feel about it. And I would hope that you all would take it in consideration, and make a few changes. First of all, it's extremely stressful, for all the students and also the teachers! If it wasn't so long and so hard it wouldn't be so bad. The hard part is definitely the essay, and short answers. Maybe if we only had to do one story, one visual, and one or two short answer, we wouldn't dread it so much. Please think about these changes, we would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,

Stressed-out student