by 2014 all students are soppose to be proficent in math and reading...um yeah i think it's failing...could be wrong though.
2007-03-21 16:30:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
No child left behind is the worst thing they could do to kids. No 2 kids learn at exactly the same pace. If they are not "proficient" they are marked down and this brings down the score of the whole school. My son has one assignment that is 30% if his grade. If he gets 100% on everything but messes up this one assignment, his whole grade point average goes down. I dont think one assignment should be 30% of ones grade. This "act" has been a huge dis-service to kids everywhere!
2007-03-21 16:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by SKITTLES 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THIS ABOUT SUMS UP THE FEELINGS OF MOST TEACHERS:
No Child Left Behind in Sports???
The Federal government has announced that all high school football teams must meet "No Child Left Behind" legislation beginning next season.
1. No team will be declared a winner, as that will leave 50% of
participants behind.
2. All high schools will be divided into districts with eight teams per district. Every team must finish at least 3rd place to be proficient.
3. All teams must score at least 21 points, but no defense can allow more than 7 points.
4. No tournaments will be held as this would result in one champion.
5. All teams must make the state playoffs, and all will win the
championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions, and coaches will be held accountable.
6. All kids will be expected to have the same football skills at the same time and in the same conditions. No exceptions for interest in football, desire in athletics, genetic abilities or disabilities.... ALL KIDS WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL.
7. Talented players will be asked to work out on their own without instruction, because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with the athletes that aren't interested in football, have limited athletic ability, and whose parents don't like football.
8. Games will be played year round, but statistics will only be kept in 4th, 8th, and 11th grades.
9. This will create a New Age of sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimal goals. If no child gets ahead, then no child will be left behind.
2007-03-22 15:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by angrycroak555 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it's working....gag! If your schools are anything like ours, they start on the first day harping on the stupid state test that they have to take. Forget really learning and exploring anything new. Forget purchasing new science books or using the library. It is all about the PSSA's. And here's the kicker, the school with the best scores get more money than the school's with lower scores...that actually NEED the money!!! Gotta love that little bit of common sense. Yes, every child that graduates from high school should be able to read & have math skills. But to focus the entire school year on a single test is revolting and looses sight of the goal of BETTER EDUCATION. In fact our schools are worse off now that they are "driven by the numbers" rather than the needs of the students and community. Another shinning example of Bush....and another mess of his to clean up once he leaves office.
2007-03-21 16:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's failing because no child is left behind. They aren't learning what they need and are admitted to the next grade anyway. Just so they won't be left behind. It's a pointless system. The children that are actually capable of learning more aren't able to because they're dragged down by the ones who are put there only for the sake of being there.
2007-03-21 16:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by swayze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Bush may have stopped this act which is why it isn't working anymore because it wasn't working in the first place. Those who are left behind aren't useless or unused we are always going to need the people waving the slow down sign at construction sites or watching our kids on the playground not everyone is meant for a college degree.
2007-03-21 18:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by maxtonamvl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also, what happened to the money that the lottery was supposed to give to schools (which could buy tutors and after school help). Also the states that have casinos, aren't they suppose to be contributing?
I would like to add that I had some crappy teachers. They made you afraid to ask questions by ridiculing you.
I wonder about the caliber of teachers but I have always felt that it is not that a child cannot learn (EVERYBODY CAN LEARN) - it's a teacher that cannot teach.
2007-03-21 16:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from a teacher's perspective it is crap! There is so much paperwork and testing with not enough time to have fun activities. We have to test reading and math 4 times a year for the school district and then at the end of the year for the state. before that we have to teach the little ones how to take a test. what is the point? Who wins?...NO ONE
2007-03-21 16:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by 2nd tchr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "all children left behind".
2007-03-21 16:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not working. It seems like it is because I've seen students move up when they weren't ready yet. They'll just do worst if they are promoted to the next grade.
2007-03-22 14:36:49 · answer #9 · answered by zzz_snoozer_zzz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find it frustrating to have that governmental mandate without the accompanying financial support to do so.
2007-03-22 00:32:51 · answer #10 · answered by bandit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋