No Child Left Behind...Are You Kidding me?

They do make the tests easy, solely to get more money. "No Child Left Behind" basically made it so children get left behind.

...i think the whole "no child left behind" thing is bull. and that's basically all i've got to say.

the standardized tests are easier because the schools have low expectations from its students. If a student makes it to college then they get the privilege to learn what European countries are learning. It's as if the basics are taught to us so that we can just go into the working world that's already abundant in the U.S. Our young population is going to waste and other countries will exceed in development if the U.S. doesn't better it's curriculum in Elementary schools, Middle schools, and High Schools.

I don't know if this is true for all schools, but I know it is for mine; schools teach for standardized tests. I have had teachers how have told my class that chapters were taken out of the curriculum because it was no longer going to be testes on the HSPA or some other test. I personally hate that.

I don't know how it is in other states and/or cities, but in Miami, "No Child Left Behind", is leaving children behind.
In my local high school students are required to pass the FCAT ( floridas standarized test). Needless to say, a plethora of students can't pass it. They end up taking it contless times, and all classes in high school revolve around passing this test.
I passed, and I didn't find it difficult at all, however, in my classes we never focused on passing the test, we focused on understanding key concepts to further your success in college.
The majority of kids who take these tests and fail become frusturated with the school system, and unfortunately drop out of school. How effective is this program implemented by Bush?
The educatin should be taught in a college understanding, that is, teachers shouldn't have their main focus on the standarized tests, but on teaching concepts nad study tips to be succesful in college, and with that comes success in the standarized testing.
Another issue that bothes me concerning this is that, teachers and administration believe that they can "cram" for these tests, however it is not possible. They give extra work right before the test dates, but either you know the material or not. Simple. The work administered should be given years prior to these tests to ensure theses concepts are being grasped and understood; the students should have time to proces the information and not simply memorize things, but be able to fully understand them and apply it to the "real world".

NCLB was a noble idea at the time it was proposed and put into action. Our government had finally taken notice of the academic crisis in our nation. In my opinion though, it is too generic, and it damaging to our educational system. Though it does put more pressure on school to raise test scores and bulk up the curriculum, it puts all students into one category, when there should be multiple categories. How fair is it to judge an honors student with a student with a learning disability. Time and time again, we see in the news and even in schools in my area that are deemed failing, which is detrimental to the mindset of the student that attends that institution. Yes we do need tougher curriculum and higher test scores, but NCLB does not perform this task in a correct manor. The only way we can match up to students in Europe and Asia in academic advancement is by having the desire to learn. With the massive amount of distractions and society's ignorance to education's importance, I feel that we've fallen too far behind in the race, and to gain back the status we once held of being the best in the planet, we need a total revamp of our society. The outlook is bleak.

"Remember, Tomorrow is promised to no one." Walter Payton