 Re: What do you think about No Child Left Behind? | |
NCLB is a good idea on paper, but in practice it SUCKS....and unless it is completely overhauled, it needs to be removed from the education system entirely. It's not doing anyone any favors from what I can see. Teachers are restricted, at least in our district, to teaching only the material that will be tested on the achievement tests at the end of the year, in an attempt to raise the districts scores to the highest level. Field trips are no longer allowed, unless they relate specifically to a standard that will be tested at the end of the year.
I do think that parents need to get more involved, but I don't think that has anything to do with NCLB....it's just the general mood of apathy in this country.
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