why doesn't the no child left behind work?

Question

it's for a school paper.

Answer 1

In life, certain people are better at certain things at others. Some are better at math, some are better at english. Some are better are baseball than others.

Some children are better at running than others. The faster kids, while having good hearts, sometimes can't help but leave the slower children behind.

Answer 2

Because we are individuals, shaped by our genes and environment. We all learn in different ways and have different ability to learn how to learn. No child left behind works on the idea of providing tutors for children who are behind, what child that is behind wants to spend an hour, with a tutor, doing more school work, which they hate, because it is too hard when they could just go home and play instead? All it does is punish children who are not achieving what we consider to be the norm rather than rewarding the things that they can do really which will most likely be what they end up doing in some way career wise. It is really important that all children can function with basic literacy and numeracy but this is probably not the answer!

Answer 3

For a number of reasons. In any given class, there are Kids at different levels academically, the goal is to get them on the same level, which sounds great but is not realistic. You can bring the lower kids up, but the higher achieving kids will still be a step ahead of them regardless. You can teach them all the same standards, but their levels of understanding will not be the same because of what they already do or do not know. Thise that need extra help may noyt get it, and those that need more challenges may get bored or stuck. Also It is based on test scores, which is just fraud because test scores alone do not showcase a childs intelligence. I have seen kids mark the wrong answer, but if you ask them verballly, give you the right answer. I have witnessed second and third graders mark any answer without even reading the directions or questions. Then some people just do not test well for whatever reason. NCLB is a great idea, just not realistic or practical. Many teachers are pressured to teach to the test, students may learn test taking strategies, but know nothing about the curriculum or content. What good is learning stuff you cannot apply or relate to real life?

Answer 4

The basic premise of NCLB is that all children will receive equal and appropriate education. Every child should be brought up to at least the minimum standard. However, what has happened is that most of the research and gathered about how well schools are doing is based on a bogus testing system. Milions of dollars a year are spent on creating, administering, gathering, correction, and assessing these tests. Many of which are not appropriate gauges of how well a child is doing. Most of the students I taught did not pass the tests based on the fact that they were not able to work at the level of the test. Once the test s are gathered and assessed, it is determined that a school is either passing or failing. If failing, instead of using extra funds to work with students individually, it is used to send teachers through more training... for instance, how do you best put the alphabet on the wall. It's ridiculous. NCLB has only created more work for the teachers and has caused teachers and administrations to act like enemies. It has also put students at a disadvantage in learning by forcing schools to "teach to the test" which all schools will deny they are doing. It has taken away much of the teacher independence that created a positive and enriching learning environment and forced teachers to drone out useless rote memorization tasks that do not benefit anyone.

Answer 5

Teachers must slow their lessons down to meet the abilities of the dumbest child in the class. Because of this, the intelligent (and even the average) children are unstimulated.

It's basically a system that has 'dumbed down' the US educational system to match the lowest common denominator.

Answer 6

It is based on testing. Therefore, the students are taught only the areas a test would cover. Instead of reading a whole book, only passages are discussed. Much of the time is spent teaching students strategies to pass tests instead of giving them the information that would educate them. It's all a farce.

Answer 7

From what I have seen when it doesn't work (it usually does I believe) it is because the school has to spend money to get the federal money and they don't to keep their budgets balanced. This hurts everyone though leaving more students dumped on the street with no job skills to end up on welfare or in jail.

Answer 8

*it's difficult for smaller schools
*it doesn't take into account outside factors that could affect test scores, like stress or illness
*Standardized testing isn't an accurate way to measure what students know, but it is the most efficient way to provide a number
*Often leads to cutting courses that aren't tested, such as art and music
*Depersonalizes students -- reduces them to a test score rather an actual person

Answer 9

Because it is driven by politicians who want data from tests, and not by teachers who are given sufficient respect and independence to do their job properly. Classes are too big, the curriculum is too restirictive and testing is bull.

Answer 10

There aren't enough tutors?