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3. Tinker v. Des Moines They fought all the way to the supreme court, and in 1968 they won in a 7 -2 vote. The majority vote stated that "it can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate". The Tinker siblings were suspended from their Des Moines, Iowa high school after violating a no-armband policy when they wore black armbands to protest the Veitnam War The policy was put in place to maintain order within the student body and prevent distraction from learning, but the parents, students, and government believed that their actions had crossed the 'fine line' by intruding upon every citizens constitutional rights - freedom of speech

5. Poor Schools, Poor Students, Successful Teachers 'effective teaching.... is a result of the right combinations of methods, materials, student characteristics, teacher characteristics, and the context in which teaching and learning occur'. Higher expectations need to be maintained in order to keep students focused and on track, so what seems like extreme measures in wealthier schools may not cross the fine line in poorer schools because stricter regulation is required. '[teachers] knowing themselves, knowing the environment in which they teach, and maintaining high expectations' is the key to success.