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No Child Left Behind According to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) pamphlet, “the No Child Left Behind Act gives states and cities more control and more flexibility to use resources where they are needed most. Principals and administrators would spend less time filling out forms and more time helping a child learn” (Ten Facts Everyone Should Know about the NCLB). This claim shows how promising the NCLB was supposed to be. The government had NCLB pamphlets issued to parents and teachers to let…

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is an update to the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, which created a clear role for the government’s involvement in K-12 policy (Klein, 2015). In 2002, President Bush signed the act into law. The purpose of the act is to ensure schools are kept on track and making adequate progress throughout the year. It holds schools accountable for the students’ performance and requires annual testing. The act was created to help level the playing field between rich…

George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act Education is a never-ending battle of what 's best for the children. No one could ever pinpoint what makes children learn the best and how we should be teaching, but one man did try. President George W. Bush wanted the best education for Americana children possible and wanted it to be a vision in reach. He worked on the No Child Left Behind Act once in office and completely changed the face of education for children. The changes affected students,…

of determining the achievement, growth and progress of students. Although the practice of standardized testing has been part of the American schooling fabric for almost two centuries, its use increased rapidly after the introduction of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2001 by the Bush administration. This act, according to Ahn & Vigdor (2013) “introduced the first nationwide annual standardized testing requirement for students in third through to eighth grade.” On the one hand, NCLB…

reading and mathematics. She points out that there are many schools and districts that continue with low test scores and graduation rates. This, Ravitch points out, is that many of these schools have the two features that are not addressed by No Child Left Behind or The Race to The Top, poverty and a high concentration of racial minorities. Ravitch points out that our school system is not failing nor declining. Test scores are on the rise and the NAEP provides the evidence that students…

Throughout the year students have a tendency of stressing over a major standardized test by the state. These tests are based on how well you have done during certain grade level; it had been a type of test determined either you passed or failed. Although most schools in Florida have made students take these standardized test such as the FCAT (Florida’s Comprehensive Assessment Test), it does not measure the knowledge of a students. During the school years, students and teachers are both…

Many arguments can and have been made in favor of and against proficiency, or standardized tests. While to a certain, albeit small degree, I can understand how standardized testing can be beneficial to assess students and teachers, and potentially halt social promotion, the practice of allowing students to advance from grade to grade whether or not they have met the academic standards of their grade level. I do not agree that proficiency tests are the answer for our children’s education.…

individual only address children as statistical groups. Educational phobia in America has inspired massive arguments over the safest system of schooling. Politicians and administrators have irrationally retreated into a corner filled with No Child Left Behind, absurd amounts of standardized tests, and a direct-instruction curriculum which destroys the social development of children- all in the name of preserving a low-risk, low-reward system.…

For the past month, the wise students of Wesleyan College have been reading and watching Ted Talk videos that all somehow relate to education. Primarily focusing on Sir Kenneth Robinson, Daniel Pink, and Fareed Zakaria, each text has a unique meaning and different point of view. They also all have a piece in their text which is influenced by education. Before one can proceed further into the re-imagining process, it is of value to uncover the true meaning of education. By comparing and…

Standardized testing has changed the educational environment and the performance and attitude of students towards it. It has not only affected the way students run their lives both in and out of schools but also the way their parents or guardian must react to the educational needs of their children. Schools are not far from the curve and have had to adapt to all the different requirements and rules implemented by standardized test developers as well the state's requirements, as a direct result…