It seems the media has been a bit mum about this. Is it better now or did it make things worse?
2006-07-09 12:55:26 · 7 answers · asked by rodneycrater 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Why or why not?
2006-07-09 14:04:39 · update #1
Yes there should be. Long before Bush took office, our friends in Texas warned us about the No Child Left Behind program and what a misery it was there.
No that misery is shared with all 50 states. So teaching today is all about making sure the kids pass the required tests so that they continue to qualify for government funding.
Of course it's a sham because people aren't created equal. Some are smart and some aren't. Making sure that kids pass a test doesn't mean that they have been properly educated.
And the whole idea of leave no child behind is just to keep moving kids through the system, whether they are prepared or not.
My own opinion is that this program has nothing to do with "real" education. It has more to do with this notion that teachers somehow don't do their jobs properly if kids aren't testing at a certain level. We just assume that all kids given the same information and teaching will magically exhibit the same intellectual ability. Common sense tells you that isn't true.
And interestingly the same people who want more certifications for teachers also think they are fully qualified to home school their kids.
The media needs to quit making up news stories and start reporting things like this. This program is going to affect generations of Americans and in a very negative way in my opinion.
2006-07-09 13:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so
But let's list some other mandates so far.
Social Security
Welfare
NASA ( the entire program )
At least the no child left behind program was to mean something to the kids that had no hope.
The rest is just for lazy people
2006-07-09 13:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just more political crap...No child is left behind because they just pass them on through...even if they can barely read or write. All they care about is standardized test scores...which teachers are forced to spend a rediculous amount of time preparing the students to be able to pass...these tests have very little to do with anything relevant to what they study in the classroom much less relevant to life in the real world...it's all about allocated government money and keeping it coming.
2006-07-09 17:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and interview me, I'll explain how schools now focus on the lowest 10% of their students to show they're making gains and "not being left behind." Meanwhile, the rest of the students receive a mediocre eduction.
2006-07-09 13:08:25 · answer #4 · answered by Tom D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am all for being informed on current events. But you do know that unless the story has some horrible element to it we won't hear about it from the media.
2006-07-09 13:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by papricka w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-07-09 13:13:07 · answer #6 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no change. just another non-issue.
2006-07-09 12:59:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋