The No Child Left behind Act of 2001 was signed into law on January 8, 2002. This Education-reform bill was developed by President George W. Bush to help disadvantages students by changing the procedures and standards that public school systems practice. It emphasize on funding, achievement rates, and school responsibility over the students’ progress. An online article named The New Rules, states that “it is the most sweeping education-reform legislation since 1965”. This Act was meant to guarantee the quality of education that children are receiving in the United States. The No Child left behind reform lead to the Common Core State Standards.
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Test Scores Improved. The No Child Left behind Act …show more content…
With the No Child Left behind Act the standards by which schools go by have changed to more challenging standards. These higher standards involve a more complex curriculum which needs more experienced teachers who can adapt to the changes in the standards. In the online article No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences it states that “More and more expert and experienced teachers are being employed, as many as 90% more across the nation.”, which reveals that the rising in standards have caused an increase in more qualified instructors. Although the No Child Left behind Act comes with positive results, it also comes with some negative …show more content…
The Common Core standards promote critical thinking as well as thinking analytical. Common Core challenges students to critically think rather than guessing which multiple choice answer is correct or the memorization of the correct answer. These standards are meant to get the student to fully understand what they are learning while also having the ability to elaborate on the topic if necessary. The difference between the original standards and common core standard is that old standards concentrated on the memorization of facts while the new standards focuses on the development of critical and analytical thinking