Although the reforms undoubtedly well intentioned. That however doesn’t excuse that it is an abysmal failure and the lack of acknowledgement accountability for this has left a bitter taste in concerned parent’s mouths. The people who are being neglected the most by the educational reforms are the students; No Child Left Behind, educational romanticism, and teachers unions all play an equal roll in this blatant disregard for the wellbeing and future success of the students.
No Child Left Behind is seen as a huge detriment to education process and neglects the students. Diane Ravitch sums up No Child Left Behind’s effect on education in her article “Diane Ravitch: Obama and No Child Left Behind”. “NCLB mandated that 100 percent of students
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NCLB only includes the student’s scores, and excludes the students in every other instance which include when scores are below expectation.
No Child Left Behind universalizes the students by trying putting them all on the same level or the norm and excludes those away from the that level. In debate my affirmative case is about universal ethics towards the Other. The Other is simply defined as not you; that the Other is someone else that you are interacting with that can change depending on the situation. After using certain philosophies in debate, I tend to reflect and try to incorporate some of these philosophies in my life; this year it has led to me being a proponent of universalizing almost everything, so there is some significance when I say that universalizing students is a terrible idea. This is the idea behind programs like NCLB that support the universal standardized testing of students. This not a faceless entity that you can simply name as the Other. In a group of many people with differences, it is impossible to group all of the students together, so some will be excluded from this group. By excluding those students outside the norm No Child Left Behind will fail to account for them and allow them to fall behind, and through the cracks. Universalizing education is great in theory but in practice it will exclude those that do not fall between the parameters of the average intellectual range.
Another way that student education is being universalized is No
Kozol criticizes No Child Left Behind in his article. George W. Bush said “It’s working. It’s making a difference.” To which Kozol says is “one of those deadly lies that by sheer reputation is at length accepted by surprisingly large numbers of Americans” (Kozol 359). Making students take a test isn’t teaching them anything. Passing students who should be held back is teaching them the wrong thing. Kozol goes on to say “It is a devious appeasement of the heartache of the parents of the black and brown and poor, and if it is not forcefully resisted it will lead us further in a very dangerous direction” (Kozol
Not only do students lose opportunity in learning from these areas, but the law is also underfunded which the defeats the purpose as well as contradicting itself in the sense that students won’t be achieving the goals set by this law. By 2011, more than 50% of schools were labeled “failing”, and lawmakers saw the need for a change, but weren’t able to produce a bill. That year, the Obama administration offered states a reprieve from many of the law’s mandates through a series of
The no child left behind was a U.S Act of Congress that was create to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The no child left behind was affects what students are taught, the tests they take, the training of the teachers, and the way money is spent on education. However it did not improve the education system since it was used to measure the student improvement in order to receive federal funding and if the school didn’t do good on these tests they lose their federal funding which means that the students from these school was not going to receive a good education. In addition, the no child left behind was not successful because teachers will focus more time on math, science, and English and annoy the other subject. Students
“Unintended Educational and Social Consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act” Journal of Gender, Race and Justice, no. 2, Winter 2009, pp. 311. EBSCOhost. In this peer-reviewed academic journal article, Liz Hollingworth, an associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Iowa, explores the history of school reform in the United States, and the unintended consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Hollingworth states that the great promise of NCLB is that schools will focus on the education of low-achieving students, reducing the gap in student academic achievement between White students and African-American, Hispanic, and Native American student populations. Hollingworth states that an unintended consequence of NCLB was that teachers and school administrators had to shift curriculum focus in an effort to raise test scores, but in some cases, they had to also abandoned thoughtful, research-based classroom practices in exchange for test preparation. NCLB also affected teachers, highly qualified teachers left high-poverty schools, with low performance rates especially those schools where teacher salaries are tied to student academic performance. Hollingworth concludes her article by stating “we need to be wary of policy innovations that amount to simply rearranging the deck chairs on the
This article in the Times newspaper, points out problems and flaws with the 2002 U.S. No Child Left Behind educational legislation, which was designed to improve education in the U.S. Topics that are discussed include, teachers complaints that No Child Left Behind policy sets impossible standards and forces teachers to teach based on the test material, and how the bill originally came to life by the proposal of former U.S. president George W. Bush. The other topic
After perusing through multiple databases in search of an interesting article, I finally came across one that discusses the issue of No Child Left Behind or NCLB and its flaws. The article is entitled, “The No Child Left Behind Act and English Language Learners: Assessment and Accountability Issues” by Jamal Abedi. The title itself practically says it all about the main purpose of the article. Abedi questions the credibility and points out the flaws of the NCLB Act, which I would agree with him on those flaws. This article analysis will be discussing the main idea of Abedi’s article and my thoughts and opinions about the article and idea itself.
The No Child Left Behind Act. At first glance, this act sounds like all it can do for the educational system is improve it. If no student is left behind then everyone can have equal opportunities right? But if teachers are constantly testing in order to measure progress, then students can be held back. No Child Left Behind Act(NCLB) requires testing in schools in order to help regulate education and to measure how qualified teachers are. Some argue that the NCLB act adds many positive aspects to the educational system. However, the negatives outweigh the positives. The act enforces testing thus limiting the teacher's freedom causing him or her to teach to the test. This form of teaching, in turn, inhibits the student’s creativity.
The American public educational system is filled with an assortment of problems. Most students are graduating with less knowledge and capability than similar students in other industrialized countries. Classroom disruptions are surprisingly common, and in some classrooms, nearly continuous. The public education system is having difficulty adjusting to the no child left behind act. The No Child Left Behind(NCLB) is a landmark in education reform designed to improve student achievement and change the culture of American’s schools.
With the NCLB’s focused emphasis on English and math standards, other educational areas such as the arts and sciences have been overlooked. The No Child Left Behind Act also focuses on bringing the lower scores up and not helping in raising the scores of those students who are already at higher levels leaving these higher achieving students behind in a push for equality. Although test scores have risen and the achievement gap between minority and white students has decreased, the No Child Left Behind Act has damaged the United States educational system by not addressing the needs of all students, forcing curricula to exclude arts, civics, foreign language and sciences, and emphasizing testing and not learning. It is time for a change.
Education comes in many forms it is not about the policies. Education should be about the people who are willing to teach and change the future of tomorrow. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is to make sure that no kids are left behind in what they learn. Schools should be penalized for retaining the students; however they do not because the school just to pass the kids so they do not get in trouble. Education falls under three perspectives in the book; however having a student left behind can cause many conflicts. Also, there are many resources and strategies on how to avoid situations like retaining a student.
The No Child Left Behind Act was begun in 2001 as a consequence of states altering their education strategies in order to hold the schools more answerable for their kids’ accomplishment. During the past couple of years all the states shaped some sort of regulation to hold schools answerable so that there would be more of a scheme to make sure that all kids were successful. But in the past those kids who were in Special Education classes were not be appraised throughout these statewide assessments. This was established to be bothersome for the reason that no one knew how those children in the special education classes were doing. No one knew if they were falling behind, what kind of education were they getting and how they could be incorporated in testing so that people in charge would know that the special education students were not being left behind (History and Overview of the No Child Left Behind Act of 200, n.d.).
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The No Child Left Behind is highly controversially from my perspective because it has such a high focus on standardized testing. There are quite a few pros and cons. Increased test scores is definitely something positive that we see rise since the NCLB came into play. This includes test scores of all students, with minority test scores increasing the most. But in contrast, this is probably because a greater focus has been placed on what to expect on these tests and much more test prep. This is definitely a con because this assessment is multiple choice and only done annually most of the times so there's just a lot that won't be shown on these tests. I believe many teachers are only teaching what is on the test and will lead to many students
The No Child Left Behind Act was put in place by President George Bush to benefit children who attend public school, yet I am not in favor of the Act. This act varies by state, but the base of the act is to offer the same subsidized testing to all students. More than half of the states set out to become exempt from certain parts of this act. It is in my opinion that the federal government should leave education to the state. Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch originally backed the act but now opposes it. I did find some good in this act, but for me, the cons out way the pros.
The No Child Left Behind Act also has a very narrow focus on curriculum. The act focuses on just math and reading scores. This could have an undemocratic effect on a large generation of students in poorly performing schools. Schools would have take away much of the broad education in order to elevate scores on just two subject areas. Students in wealthy schools with good test scores will continue to learn a full range of subjects including art, social studies and science, while the students who scored poorly on the tests, will be receiving education in only two subject areas. It is not right to put two subjects as the top priority. This means that not all students will get a complete education. This concern with literacy and math skills divides