No Child Left Behind Act

There's a difference between not advancing/leaving behind & forgetting about, the Act dosn't discern the difference. My daughter probably should have been held back. Her basic reading skills aren't up to her present grade level & she's pretty much floundering. She's being pulled out for resourse to help her but without the reading skills her other subjects suffer. Even with all the help from us, her tutor & the resourse teacher her grades are pathetic. Personally I think she should be allowed to fail so she has time to develop the skills she needs before the next grade. I doubt that will happen though.

Nothing the Federal Government does is good for K-12 education. It is unconstitutional and wasteful. Primary Education is a local issue and should always stay that way.

The No Child Left Behind Act was an attempt by newly Elected President Bush to work with Senator Kennedy and the Democratics and a major peice of legistation they want to get passed. If I remember President Bush's remarks on the bill were that he wanted accountable for the money spent by the Federal Government and he wanted every child covered not just low income children. Most education groups supported the Act until they found out they would have to show progress or face losing Federal Money. Once the bureaucrats got a hold of the Law and developed the rules and regulations it became the cumbersum Act we have now. As problems come up the bureaucraicy has to justify their existance so they keep changing the rules and regulations and every year. This way they have a career in a large Government Department that has lots of room for promotions. that is the name ofthe game.

Most teachers think this wasn't worth the paper it was written on. I have spoken to several teachers who have told me this was worthless. And the sad part is (where I live anyway) that monetary aid for schools depends on how these kids perform, so there are a lot of kids who are getting passed when they shouldn't, they are being "prepped" for standardized tests, and in some cases are given the answers just so the schools don't end up on a watch list. Teachers aren't allowed to teach, and have to adhere to a strict schedule of lesson plans even if the students aren't ready to move on.

I hate it too, back in high school a few years ago, we talked about how it's not helping children at all, it's helping them fail more.