No one left behind?

Question

This phrase is being used here in the UK to describe a mission in Afghanistan by British troops to rescue an injured colleague.

Isn’t a similar phrase used in the US about children’s education?

If so, what’s it all about?

Answer 1

It is supposed to represent a movement that brings everyone up to a good standard.
In the act on children's education, it means children are to be given tests at the end of each grade to make sure they meet high standards and schools that don't promote good education (IE traing the kids to be smart enough to pass the test) are to be shut down and hopefully replaced with better ones.
So the general education level of the population, in theory, was/is supposed to rise "by force".

In addition, the government also charges taxes to all citizens create and manage these tests, whether the people in the US support the initiative or not.


However this logic is VERY FLAWED. In the same way minority children and immigrants will often fail the english sections, and not get more learning resources as the "No Child Left Behind" act demands harder tests and relatively slow learners may consistantly fail the tests and give up on school altogether.
So, in reality, more children, indeed, may be left behind by the act on average than given better educations.

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British troops may very well be aimed to rescue an injured collegues, but not have enough armament or other resources and end up getting more "rescue soldiers" killed then that one person they are saving. Hopefully they are being a bit smarter about it then the US was about the education act and consciously avoiding that problem.


PS- I am actually American and do not know a lot about the activities of UK forces, but, even as an American, I will say that I am generally dissatisfied with Bush's educational and military initiatives and hope you guys are not following Bush's examples too closely.

Answer 2

Yes it is a phrase used in the US about children's education simply saying the government is is going to help with schools that are in underprivileged areas. They tell us that schools in school districts will receive the same amount money and grants no matter if the school is in an upper class neighborhood or a lower class neighborhood. It is a phrase that I have been hearing since Busch came into office and I have yet to see any improvement. Go figure!

Answer 3

But why are all the little ones back home were all at loss and stranded in planet of apes?
Well done for the rescue work in Afghanistan.
Those are real men at work.
Keep it up to the boys out there.
keep the spirit burning alight for the good of mankind in planet of apes.

Answer 4

I thought Blair used it when setting out Labour's education policies ?

Answer 5

it's no child left behind here in the states, and it's a slogan to justify giving the school system more money,that's our country's way if we have a problem our government just throws our tax money at it!

Answer 6

It sounds like an example of bullshit to me.