No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

[WaffleSingSong]

Hiyas :D

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was issued in...well...2001. This act would try to make it so that children who are not as bright should not be able to take a very hard quiz and instead something that takes them more to there level and ect. However, everyone would have to take the quiz no matter how intelligent or not as intelligent they were.

So, this brings up the question if NCLB-A2001 really works the way it should. Supporters of the act say that it helps the disadvantaged to get into school a lot easier and they do not have to crack down as hard. Opponents of the act say that it is not fair for the more intelligent students to drag them with easier information and might even making students not as bright as they used to be.

Personally, I am on the latter side of the argument. It is not fair for the students who actually do there work and actually try and the students who are not as bright most likely do not even give a damn about it. They will learn the hard way once they can not even get all there bills paid because they did not get a degree in high school because they were too unintelligent. However, once they do, If I was president I would be more than elated to help them get on the right track though any means.

Now that my opinion is over, what about yours?

[Christheman]

i agree with you. unless the child is diagnoised with a mental disablity they dont deserve the easy route because they dont want to try.

[huginnmuninn]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
about 5 seconds of research about it shows that you have no idea what the no child left behind act of 2001 is. It's actually a requirement for schools to give a test to basically prove that they are teaching their students so that the school will continue to get funding.
I still don't like it though. It makes teachers teach for the test which makes teachers rush through teaching instead of making sure that the students have a complete understanding of the subject matter. The teachers are worried about their funding so they try to teach a lot of things in a short period of time so some of the students don't understand it as well and when the teacher moves on to a new subject where you have to understand the previous subject it makes the students even more confused and they never really learn anything but the basics. idk if that made sense but hopefully it did.

[Sol90]

Yea, everyone should have a fair chance.

[Mortal Coil]

I still don't like it though. It makes teachers teach for the test which makes teachers rush through teaching instead of making sure that the students have a complete understanding of the subject matter.

That's my opinion too. This says it all really.

[Gigablue]

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was issued in...well...2001. This act would try to make it so that children who are not as bright should not be able to take a very hard quiz and instead something that takes them more to there level and ect. However, everyone would have to take the quiz no matter how intelligent or not as intelligent they were.

So, this brings up the question if NCLB-A2001 really works the way it should. Supporters of the act say that it helps the disadvantaged to get into school a lot easier and they do not have to crack down as hard. Opponents of the act say that it is not fair for the more intelligent students to drag them with easier information and might even making students not as bright as they used to be.

That's really not what The No Child Left Behind Act does. It forces all schools to take annual standardized tests and meat Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals. If a school misses AYP for multiple years, corrective action is taken by the state. This includes offering free tutoring, extending classes, changing the curriculum and potentially taking over the school. The amount of funding for the school is also dependent on its NCLB scores.

I think the goal of The No Child Left Behind Act was good, but the execution was terrible. Instead of improving the quality of education, it simply makes teachers teach sutdents how to pass the test. It also means that any program not necessary for NCLB is cut to save money.

[Liam-O]

Totally dude.

[Gaybaby94]

Good idea, bad President to execute it.

[FreeFall]

You missed the point of No Child Left Behind.
My school was is Corrective Action 2 for like 2 years because minorities were way below the standard level. Ticked me off since I'd put myself down as one. The state basically took over my school. Art classes cut, some dropped. Band practices shorter, the band and football team are my school's pride. Of course sports was left in tact. Homeroom was removed in my Junior year, classes extended an extra 10 minutes now with homeroom gone. Twice a week we'd have an extra period, for tutoring help and that doubled as our place to get what we would've in homeroom.

Frankly it's a good idea. To make sure kids aren't at constant risk to be held back a grade and are up to par (where the government thinks they should be) so they have an equal chance in the world.
They just sort of messed up at following through with that idea.