STUDENT MODEL THEME PAPER 6_Accountability, Meritocracy and Education Reform

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1 STUDENT MODEL THEME PAPER #6 Accountability: Application Over Memorization Brian M. Pearse Department of Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University EDF 671: History of American Education Dr. Christopher Ahearn November 24, 2022
2 Abstract Similar to progressive teaching and learning strategies, accountability in education can take shape through the varied ways in how we evaluate learning; some common examples would include testing at a local, state, or federal level, or using an alternative form of evaluation that may come through a progressive or applied approach such as a written essay or project demonstrating their understanding. Although exams have their benefits, I want to demonstrate and connect how exams, at all levels, educate students on how to best memorize information that may not be useful later in their education and life.
3 Introduction Evaluating a student’s understanding of knowledge and/or concepts in education can come in a variety of ways. Generally speaking, the most common assessment of knowledge is through an exam of sorts that typically occurs at different grade-levels as a way to determine if they are meeting the ‘expected’ level of knowledge that would then allow a student to be considered for the next grade level. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was designed to standardize and streamline all forms of curriculum to ensure that all students were meeting both state and national standards for education; this act did bring awareness to issues in education, but it also stripped away that creativity an instructor had as curriculum was expected to be taught in a uniform manner. In addition to the items discussed in my last theme paper, I will further expand upon how acts such as NCLB did not support the student-teacher dynamic in progressive education. No Child Left Behind: More Harm Than Good The No Child Left Behind Act was designed to do exactly just that: leave no child behind when it comes to their education. This streamlined and simplified the academic expectations for both instructors and students as the goal was to ensure that all students were receiving the same education propose by the state and national levels. Although this approach to education was designed to benefit all students, many students were in fact still left behind due to a variety of factors including but not limited to redlining, well-rounded holistic support in academia, and addressing student-specific cases. The gaps in education were more pronounced due to NCLB as not all schools and school districts shared an equal amount of funding, subjects were taught at
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