I can understand if the child is actually having a hard time and wants to do better. But what about the kids that don't care about how they do in school. And then they get passed anyways. Making next year all that much more harder???
2007-11-23 12:14:07 · 11 answers · asked by kdlamb24 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
And if anyone knows. At what grade do they stop passing them through no matter how bad they are doing?My stepson is in 7th grade. And I'm afraid they are going to pass him on to 8th. At what point do you have to have enough credits to go on to the next grade?
2007-11-23 12:27:16 · update #1
It is not a good thing. It is basically saying, you can do whatever you want in school and still be rewarded with the same things that straight A students who never get in trouble can do. Do you really want to take a kid who is always getting in trouble anywhere on a field trip? I don't think it is a very good idea. Kids today need to know what they have to do in order to be rewarded. Rewards shouldn't come from failing grades and always being in trouble. If a kid wants to do better, than they should have the option to do so. But if a kid doesnt want to do better, let them fail and drop out of school. Chances are the school will probably be better w/o them there.
2007-11-24 05:40:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to what you and other posters believe, NCLB is NOT a law that says you can’t hold children back. That idea is called “Social Promotion”. Proponents of “Social Promotion” state that when you hold a child back they feel badly about themselves and then their self esteem lowers. This in turn leads to a higher dropout rate and drug abuse. In light of this, its proponents believe that it is than better to pass children, no matter how poorly they are doing, so that they feel good about themselves. Some proponents state that they will naturally catch up with their peers, others state that academics aren't that important anyhow, while others believe that the new teacher will give the lower performing children more help so that they catch up. Sadly these people never take into consideration how badly the children feel when they realize that they can’t do the work that their peers can.
No Child Left Behind is a law that President Bush put into effect in 2001 that states that all states have to make standards and then test their children to make sure that they are learning those standards. The law also states that each year, more and more children have to pass the tests, until in 2011 when ALL children will be passing. Every year that schools don’t raise the number of students who pass the tests, the school will be greatly penalized.
As far as when do they start making a child accountable for actually knowing the material.... that depends on your state. Each state has different standards and criteria for graduation. You will have to look into what your particular state requires.
2007-11-24 00:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Lysa 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not a good thing at all. It's crazy to base an entire educational system on how many kids can pass a standardized test. True, there are some kids who want to learn and are struggling, but there are also kids that just don't care. On theflip side of that, there was an article in Time magazine a few months ago that focused on the academically gifted children that are becoming victims of "No Child Left Behind." The schools are becoming so focused on getting the kids who don't do well to pass that they are not able to offer challenges to the kids who are exceptional. Very intelligent kids are dropping out of school at the same rate as those that don't do as well. What does it say for the future of our country if we are ignoring those kids with the greatest academic potential?
2007-11-24 00:31:26 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie73 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just an aside about holding kids back a grade. If you look at the research, it shows that having a child fail a grade and repeat it does almost no good at all. Most of the beginning of any one school year is already a repeat of the previous grade. The problem with No Child Left Behind is that it has created entire curriculums designed to getting kids to pass a particular test. There are other ways to measure learning and progress in the schools but there is no funding or sound bites in that.
2007-11-23 22:04:32 · answer #4 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they like to pass them all through cause it gives the teachers a good rappore and the school to and really I think it is a good idea anyway for the social aspect too.
They wouldn't feel too good with their mates going up and them not.
Honestly get a tutor for a few months and you will see the difference, I did this with my eldest for four months and he caught up to the class but try to get a 1 on 1 and he will cruise through, sometimes the teachers don't have the time to explain how to do things in a way your son may need to hear it,
so if he has someone who can tutor him on stuff and take the time to explain the formula whether english math whatever, the penny will drop and it will be much easier, most of the time its not that they don't care it's just they don't get it so rather not do it than get it wrong.
2007-11-24 07:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a horrible idea! The problem is that sadly most parents are not involved in their children's school work and figure that they are getting all they need from school. I have a 15 year old cousin who sadly can not read above a 8th grade level but they keep passing him because the teachers jobs are based on how many kids pass their class. He lives in Fla, and there they have a test called the FCAT, now he has told me that he is worried about taking it but when I tell him to buy the practice book rather than a new CD he tells me I am stupid.
2007-11-23 21:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They've been doing it in the UK for years...when I was in school in the 70s there was a helathy "fear" that youd be kept back if you did not work hard...now that they all pass, the slower ones affect the quicker ones...the teachers spend more time with the kids who cannot keep up and the ons who can are left to flounder...I dont think its a good idea at all.
2007-11-24 10:20:03 · answer #7 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The school, the parents has failed in so many ways. I think classes should be base on IQ. I hated school with the trouble makers people who were only there for fun. If a student needs more help in a class then come in after school, before school, or during pe
2007-11-23 20:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
NCLB or No Child Left Unassessed or No Teacher Left Standing, whatever you want to call it is a bunch of unfunded mandates created by white men in suits that have no background in education.
Just my two cents.
2007-11-23 21:11:37 · answer #9 · answered by mckeeman4 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My husband is an assistant principal and says that it sounded good at first, but that it just doesn't work out at the end.
2007-11-23 20:17:57 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋