TAMPA — Head hanging low, he stood near an East Tampa street corner for nearly four hours Wednesday afternoon. James Mond III, 15, wore a sign around his neck with a message: "I did 4 questions on my FCAT and said I wasn't going to do it … GPA 1.22 … honk if I need (an) education."
People honked. Lots of people. This was his mother's idea. Ronda Holder, 33, a Tampa hair stylist, said she wanted James to realize the importance of an education, afraid he will otherwise wind up on the street. "I don't want any of my kids to stand by the side of the road asking for change," said Holder, the niece of a former Tampa police chief.
At first I thought this was a brilliant parenting move. Public humiliation is easily the best tool a parent has to get their kids to comply. But after thinking about it some more I'm totally on this kid's side. Like if he wants to stand on the side of the road asking for change instead of being a Rhodes Scholar then who are we to stop him. Worked out pretty well for our man the Golden Voice.
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