2006-11-30 19:09:45 · 14 answers · asked by playboyleroy2002 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
A big one is that all students are subject to standardized testing and the schools funding is determined by how well the students do. The problem with that is that these tests mean absolutely nothing to the students, and many of them will just play "dot-to-dot on the answer sheet. They have no reason at all to put any effort into taking a test that is not going to benefit them personally in any way. Sure, the school can explain to the kids why the tests are important for the school, but most of the students just don't care because it doesn't affect their grades or their future personally. Also, teachers are forced to "teach to the test", which amounts to making sure the students are just loaded down with facts that they can use for test taking, instead of other creative and fun teaching strategies.
Then add in "standards and benchmarks" that all teachers are required to have on file for every class. Nothing but pages and pages of time-consuming CRAP that they have to spend hours compiling (listing all the "facts" that their students must know and be able to regurgitate for testing).
One more thing that I just recently found out and it makes me extremely mad as a parent. NCLB has a little known section that requires high school juniors to have their parents sign an "opt out" form by a certain deadline date (usually the end of September) in order for the school to NOT release all of their child's personal information to the miliatary. How is this not an invasion of privacy? Many schools then have recruiters come and administer the ASVAB tests to all students who didn't "opt out" (this is appealing for the school because the government pays for the testing and the military administers it). Students who do well on the tests then receive repeated calls from recruiters even after telling them that they are not interested. I have nothing against the military, but why in the heck should a teenager have to be bothered with taking the ASVAB's and then being bothered by recruiters if they aren't even interested?? When I first heard about this I thought it was too ridiculous to be true so I did some research and found out that it is in fact part of NCLB.
2006-12-02 08:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by redhairedgirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Child Left Behind Cons
2016-10-28 10:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In My opinion, it is harder for the teachers and the school budget.
The no child left behind act has made mandatory testing a nation wide thing and the tests that are expected to be done are not paid for by the National Gov't. Lower income schools are expected to come up with these tests and to administer them and somebody has to pay for it.
Often time, things like that happen. Congress passes a Bill but fails to do the follow-up fund appropriations. Some of these tests can cost up to $100 a class. Knowing that the schools have to pay for this, they cut back on books, school supplies, art classes, extra curricular activities and field trips. They compromise their delivery of the education to pay for the testing supplies.
Sure it was a good idea, but the ball was dropped with it. That's why my daughter's kindergarden class never saw real books. They were handed black and white photo copies of all of their learning materials. That was in Buffalo Public Schools.
2006-11-30 19:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by TrixyLoo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being an active member of the PTA, I should be banging the gong.
I'm not. I see school programs set up and treat all "challenged" students as if they are challenged by the same things. Many programs instituted by school districts almost give a "carte blanche" to say ,"We addressed the problem, thus it was dealt with!"
What really is happening is that students are removed from the regular curriculum, and are not keeping up with the rest of thier class. If they do the bare minimum of what is required from thier 'interventive' class, they are promoted with the same distinction as fellow classmates who achieved regular requirements.
Yes, I feel schools should do everything in thier power to push a child to full potential, but "The No Child Left Behind" act creates a loophole that allows more students to fail.
You want to really get kids to move ahead at the same pace by government intervention...........Make a provision in the tax laws that parents get a major tax cut for the grades thier child recieves. If a parent needs a special tutor, or even medical help, for thier child to study and learn, it should be tax-deductible.
The system set up now is completely flawed in detriment to the student.
By the way.........So Cal Mom , here.
2006-11-30 19:51:04 · answer #4 · answered by MOI 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2015-02-02 20:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My second-grade son has at least an hour of homework four nights a week. The homework consists of writing ten words three times each; two math worksheets front and back; and a reading exercise with questions and answers. So, when he comes home from school he changes his clothes, gets a snack and starts his homework. There is usually no time to play outside. Call me crazy but I believe an eight -year -old boy should have time to be a eight- year- old boy. I think the amount of homework is ridiculous. Now my daughter is in kindergarten and even she has homework! I am sorry but I don't think that all this work is healthy for children. Give these kids a break. They need to have free time to be kids and get outside!
2006-12-01 00:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Chrissy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, i must say i hate the no child left behind act because of its bringing the passing bar up 15-20% (aka: 65-70 is a pass, and at some schools, like my cousins, 80% is a pass...that's flipping ridiculous), in most schools meaning that all my friends are failing a whole bunch classes now... :'(
and yea, i do have backup, my moms a teacher too ;)
2006-11-30 19:25:27 · answer #7 · answered by sprivxd3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The push down curriculam is too much for some kids and some of them are actually getting "left behind". The funding is not in place to have the assistance the kids need to succeed. I have known teachers to provide tutoring on their own time because there is no funding for it otherwise. I do not like it. I think they are pushing kids to grow up too fast.
2006-12-01 01:46:48 · answer #8 · answered by mommyofthree 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pros: lots of people in office get fat pockets and slaps on the back for being bold and brave,
Cons: unecessary pressure on kids, unreal expectations on poor neighborhoods, finger wagging to the point of leprosy, high turn-over rate of teachers, excess spending on beaurocracy, and annoyance in the general public because they really don't understand how school policies and legislation work (or don't)
2006-11-30 19:28:12 · answer #9 · answered by Karen P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Teachers are starting to teach to the test instead of focusing on what kids need to know. They learn too many facts and things like that instead of learning to think.
Also, schools are dropping recess, music, art, and P.E. (during a childhood obesity epidemic) all of which are important but are not tested on.
It might theoretically work okay under certain circumstances but I don't think the schools are doing a good job of realizing what education is all about anymore.
Just another reason to homeschool, in my opinion. :)
2006-12-01 00:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by AerynneC 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋