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These, in essence, are accountability, flexibility, parents, and methods. Accountability relates to holding the schools accountable for student performance, this is judged by standardized testing scores. Flexibility is the idea of greater freedom in education on a local level. Parents are part of NCLB, granting tools and alternatives to parents with students in at risk schools. The final pillar, methods, relates to scientifically tested methods of learning being implemented in the classroom. Another factor in the NCLB Act is teacher
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An article in Developmental Psychology describes the effect of smaller classrooms. “Smaller classrooms showed higher quality instructional and emotional support, although children were somewhat less likely to be engaged. Teachers in smaller classes rated typical children in those classes as more socially skilled and as showing less externalizing behavior and reported more closeness toward them. Children in smaller classes performed better on literacy skills.” (Hess, & Petrilli, 2009)
The prevailing thought is that with adequate funding and a little more flexibility, NCLB would not be a total misstep. As it stands, even with more funding, NCLB would be lacking what it needs to truly be a success. Smaller classrooms, individualized lesson plans, and the opportunity to treat students and educators as people instead of bits of data is the bare minimum of what it will take to help the United States rise to the academic heights the No Child Left Behind Act was designed to …show more content…
That being said, throwing money at the problem doesn’t fix it, and that is what this closing seems to suggest. The problem with NCLB from the perspective of parents and teachers, is so varied and multi layered it cannot be addressed in one essay, or by one individual. Research and data shows that the law was over reaching and could not begin to cover the myriad issues that students and teachers face in this country every day. As illustrated by the individual sources in this essay and many more too numerous to mention there is an overwhelming commonality. Should something be done? Yes, absolutely, as far as what and how- even the experts cannot agree. It is not out of the realm of possibility to say that if we continue down the path we have currently set for ourselves, believing in the fix that NCLB tries to be, we will find our place on the ranking of educated nations slipping far lower than the place we hold now. The country that held itself up as the innovative and creative giant will be reduced to one of many in line to service those who place education as a
An article in Developmental Psychology describes the effect of smaller classrooms. “Smaller classrooms showed higher quality instructional and emotional support, although children were somewhat less likely to be engaged. Teachers in smaller classes rated typical children in those classes as more socially skilled and as showing less externalizing behavior and reported more closeness toward them. Children in smaller classes performed better on literacy skills.” (Hess, & Petrilli, 2009)
The prevailing thought is that with adequate funding and a little more flexibility, NCLB would not be a total misstep. As it stands, even with more funding, NCLB would be lacking what it needs to truly be a success. Smaller classrooms, individualized lesson plans, and the opportunity to treat students and educators as people instead of bits of data is the bare minimum of what it will take to help the United States rise to the academic heights the No Child Left Behind Act was designed to …show more content…
That being said, throwing money at the problem doesn’t fix it, and that is what this closing seems to suggest. The problem with NCLB from the perspective of parents and teachers, is so varied and multi layered it cannot be addressed in one essay, or by one individual. Research and data shows that the law was over reaching and could not begin to cover the myriad issues that students and teachers face in this country every day. As illustrated by the individual sources in this essay and many more too numerous to mention there is an overwhelming commonality. Should something be done? Yes, absolutely, as far as what and how- even the experts cannot agree. It is not out of the realm of possibility to say that if we continue down the path we have currently set for ourselves, believing in the fix that NCLB tries to be, we will find our place on the ranking of educated nations slipping far lower than the place we hold now. The country that held itself up as the innovative and creative giant will be reduced to one of many in line to service those who place education as a