Child Left Behind Argument
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The idea of No Child Left Behind is not a new one because it is only an extension of the 1965 law enacted by Lyndon Johnson. Every few years there is a refocusing of education and this is the latest focus. No Child Left Behind has had a huge impact on education. It is a difficult issue and will be something that will haunt us until 2014. When the deadline passes, will we be better off? That is the grueling question that remains to be seen. Nichols, Berliner (2008) believes that with all the testing that goes on in schools today, we have squeezed what enjoyment the kids …show more content…
This is a major problem with No Child Left Behind because it takes more than testing to turn filing schools around. There have been kids that have been long ignored that have been brought to the forefront of education and this is a great thing. There are also those that use certain issues and problems outside the school system as a crutch for not succeeding. There are those that have overcome their own personal issues to succeed and to say to these young people that it is okay to blame their underachievement on their lack of income or ethnicity is ridiculous. There is evidence in my county where the subgroup of minorities actually scores higher than the white subgroups. There is also evidence that the “special education” students can achieve at the same level as the “regular” …show more content…
He has signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which provides funding for education. Title I, Teacher incentives, technology grants, school improvement grants, school construction, and education for homeless children. This a great starting point. Additional funding is provided for special education, higher education, and early education programs. In addition to the funds, Obama has assembled a transition education team to bring his vision of the educational system into light. The committee has big plans to improve No Child Left Behind and the biggest way to do this is their report on assessment and accountability calls for using multiple measures of learning rather than the one test. This is a wonderful place to begin with the reformation of No Child Left Behind since the assessment and accountability are two major criticisms of the
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The idea of No Child Left Behind is not a new one because it is only an extension of the 1965 law enacted by Lyndon Johnson. Every few years there is a refocusing of education and this is the latest focus. No Child Left Behind has had a huge impact on education. It is a difficult issue and will be something that will haunt us until 2014. When the deadline passes, will we be better off? That is the grueling question that remains to be seen. Nichols, Berliner (2008) believes that with all the testing that goes on in schools today, we have squeezed what enjoyment the kids …show more content…
This is a major problem with No Child Left Behind because it takes more than testing to turn filing schools around. There have been kids that have been long ignored that have been brought to the forefront of education and this is a great thing. There are also those that use certain issues and problems outside the school system as a crutch for not succeeding. There are those that have overcome their own personal issues to succeed and to say to these young people that it is okay to blame their underachievement on their lack of income or ethnicity is ridiculous. There is evidence in my county where the subgroup of minorities actually scores higher than the white subgroups. There is also evidence that the “special education” students can achieve at the same level as the “regular” …show more content…
He has signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which provides funding for education. Title I, Teacher incentives, technology grants, school improvement grants, school construction, and education for homeless children. This a great starting point. Additional funding is provided for special education, higher education, and early education programs. In addition to the funds, Obama has assembled a transition education team to bring his vision of the educational system into light. The committee has big plans to improve No Child Left Behind and the biggest way to do this is their report on assessment and accountability calls for using multiple measures of learning rather than the one test. This is a wonderful place to begin with the reformation of No Child Left Behind since the assessment and accountability are two major criticisms of the