When will the upper administration realize that the No Child left behind is in fact leaving Children behind?

Answer 1

My guess is right around January 2009 - when GW leaves office. Hopefully, someone with common sense and a cabinet full of something other than "yes men" (or should that be "yes persons") enters the White House. What would be even better would be if they got someone who has actually worked within a classroom recently to review the law. I firmly believe that if some of the staunch NCLB supporters in government took one week to try and "teach" in a classroom that abides by every last detail of the law, they would not only see the flaws in the plan, they would work endlessly to have the law repealed.

Answer 2

LMAO! Who says "upper administration" gives a flying leap about the children of our country?

NCLB is a Republican ploy to scapegoat teachers so that they can cut Education from the Federal budget while minimizing their own political fallout (they hope). Republicans want most social care costs (children, elderly, disabled, etc.) to come out of state and (primarily) private charity funds. They want the Federal government to only regulate commerce (in their own financial favor) and pay for a military large enough to remove international competition. They want an Oligarchical Empire.... with everyday citizens as servants to the government ... rather than government being a servant to the people.

However, since Education is not part of the Federal domain according to the Constitution, anyway, if they had any real courage they would put their own necks on the line and use the Constitution itself to elminiate Education from the Federal budget. The right thing to do would be to ease control of funding back to the individual states by providing percentage transfers of income tax from the federal to the state governments. After the transfer was complete, they could gradually increase federal taxation again, anyway.

Answer 3

What a politician admit they made a mistake, you've got to be kidding. There hasn't been a regime this corrupt since Tammany Hall. The only time a politician admits fault is when it's something like a drug problem where they can plead illness. It scares me that someone can say yes I did drugs while in office, but it never affected my work, and still have a job. I know if I was a coke head I'd be fired so fast I'd leave marks.
They are never going to admit they are screwing up because that would mean they actually have to care about doing a good job. And we all know they could care less what type of job they are doing.

Answer 4

When the NCLB kids can't pass a standardized test of basic ability. NCLB doesn't do anything about administrators who maneuver the lower scoring kids into programs that take those scores out of a school's ratings. It doesn't mean that the students are smarter, just that the scores of those who weren't doing as well aren't being factored into the big picture. One of the easiest ways for administrators to 'adjust' their numbers is to check to see if any of these 'problem' students are discipline problems or live in other areas of town, because transfers fix their problems without taking into account the impact on the students themselves.
Also, when parents realize that school is only one of the sources of their child's education. The woman with the 6th grader who is reading at a 2nd grade level - I know that his teachers have tried to teach him, but it is also your responsibility to educate your son. The teacher has 30 other students to educate as well, and you only have your children to worry about. If he isn't getting it, then get him a tutor or get involved, but don't send him to school with a "He's broken, fix him!" attitude toward the teacher.

Answer 5

when the children growup and are unable to read and then they will realize that they screwed up somewhere, and they are not keeping an eye on what the teachers are actually doing and not doing in the classrooms, im fighing with my sons teachers all the time because he is now going into 6th grade and still only has a second grade reading level. but they say he is making progress. but when the parents start sueing the system for their child not being able to read then that might was well wake them up.

Answer 6

this NCLB crap gripes my butt. First of all, the only thing that is taught in schools anymore is what is going to be on the tests.
One parent told me her child was having trouble in a specific area in school. The parent asked the teacher for help and teacher said 'don't worry, that won't be on the test'
And, these tests are suppose to be done to see how the SCHOOLS are doing and not the STUDENTS! I have heard of so many children actually being scared to death of not passing the tests, but NOT ONE TEACHER has told these children that their test scores will not count against them in any way... I don't think ANY school tells the kids that these test scores do not reflect on the students in any way..
And, it has been reported in the news that schools do NOT count the low test scores, so the school will look good, and so they will get more MONEY..
This is against the LAW and is being allowed to be done by the STATES dept of education..
Some schools are even not letting the special ed kids do these tests so they won't look bad for the school..
Also, children who are in special education have to FIGHT to get what they need in school, but when it comes to the NCLB tests, schools will fall all over them to give them what they need.
The whole crap makes me sick. Schools have 'dummed down' the school work so all kids can pass, so they can get more MONEY.
It has also been reported in the news that a girl who was the 'valedictorian' for her whole school went on to college and couldn't even do the college work because the schools work was so 'dummed down'
All I got to say is thank god my kids are homeschooled...

Answer 7

As a teacher, our schools are fked. Kids do math at their desk, read at their desk, spelling, writing, artwork, listening, science, view videos etc........at their desk.

We are creating kids who have a talent for sitting and listening. That's about it.

EVERY child is left behind.

Answer 8

Trust me I work in a school district , the answer is NEVER.

Answer 9

Your very premise is flawed, making the question irrelevant.