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A huge distraction. where do we know next? >> guess who knows best about learning styles for each kid other than the parents? the teachers. and when you have the majority of the teachers like you were saying, pete, that are not for this, that speaks volumes. it's ease sr. fuss to -- easy for us to sit on the sofa and say it's not working, but when the teachers are saying it, they're the ones we're putting our kids' lives in the hands of for eight hours every day. if they don't like it, something needs to change. >> absolutely. >> the classical literature is being taken out of schools because t...

>> what do you say to people who are saying these kids are trying to get out of taking a test? >> i would say it's so much more than that. and while maybe it's possible, that's the agenda for some students, for us that wasn't the motivation at all. we feel like the tests are unnecessary and they use an excess of time, among other things. but ultimately, they're unfair to students to schools and to the teachers as well. >> why? >> why? well, i'll try to be quick about that. as far as students, the tests are very specific to a certain learning style. and it doesn't really encompass the learning ...

>> this one for baseball. >> reporter: after-school activity, boy scouts. favorite tv show, "avatar: the last airbender." >> i really like this. so i told my mom to make my hair like that. >> reporter: adhd. it's the last data point about 9-year-old matthew that would likely end up in a data base his school started using this year. and that worries his mother. >> beware. >> reporter: a few public school systems across the country are partnering with a non-profit called enbloom. the company's technology stores all the information collected about students in one place. from their test scores to ...

Carpe diem for half of the year but their grades already improved. >> mainly i distribute my highs through out the subject. i am on target every day. >> occasionally 12th grader daniel takes mental breaks. he plays video games. it's permitted with the understanding there are consequences. >> they will see how much work they are doing. they cannot block your internet easily. if you have a favor are the class like i do they will block that favorite class and make you do the other ones. >> they begin to take responsibility how to be responsible for time management and course management and learni...

>> mom is pleased. >> she is great. she disliked school but now she loves it. >> the mission statement of carpe diem is to education acknowledge power with character and equipped for learning. test scores are up at this school and so is student responsibility for their own success. straight ahead how young people and teachers at carpe diem cease the day every day. >> they begin to take responsibility. how to be responsible for time management and course management and their learning styles.d