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Furthermore, the No Child Left Behind Act negatively affects schools by adding extra pressure on teachers. Not only do schools base their teacher’s performance levels on their student’s success inside the classroom, but also by the level of proficiency their students score on standardized tests that are mandatory under the No Child Left Behind Act. Referring to Peter Bliss Jones, “By its sole reliance on academic assessments as measure of district, school, and teacher effectiveness the NCLB…

and they don’t have some of the basic skills to be expecting to get into many exemplary colleges because they were left out of the curriculum in favor of subjects that are on the tests. These are the outcomes that the people on both sides of the No Child Left Behind Act, or the NCLB, believe will happen if it is reauthorized. The deadline for reauthorization for the No Child Left Behind Act is nearing fast, so we as a country must decide, “Should the…

I. Introduction A. Thesis: "No Child Left behind Act" does more damage than good in schools, as it eliminates meritocratic education and focuses more on testing than teaching. II. Body Paragraph 1: NCLB Act of 2001 was signed by President Bush so that it could hold primary and secondary schools accountable to higher standards. A. Supporting Evidence: The act requires all States to establish academic standards and State wide testing so that all students can succeed. This Act was intended…

If a teacher does not wish to be reprimanded, his or her students will all have to do well on the tests. In order to be sure that this happens, teachers will teach to the tests. They will focus not on creative writing, but rather on the type of writing that the test scorers will want to see. Instead of taking field trips, students will be practicing analogies and test taking skills. Literature will not be read intensively, but will instead be skimmed for the main points in order to answer…

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, was intended to bring much needed improvements to the American School System. Its goal was to raise the educational standard and close the achievement gap between students of different races and economic groups. When NCLB was first introduced one of the main objectives was to ensure that all students reached 100 percent proficiency with in twelve years, by 2014. Regrettably, NCLB has not met its intended…

problematic, perplexed, and tense. However, the audacious decisions are they are the best decision leader can make. These sources provide useful and practical guidance for making efficient and effective decisions in any classroom. However, No Child Left Behind is a very controversial federal law goal is to bring all students up to proficient level. The act suggests certain improvements to the educational system of the United States to be met and schools make annual yearly progress, but there…

Once upon a time not so long ago in Granada hills lived a young man with a heart of gold. It was his first day of middle school and he saw all his old friends and made some new friends. Just like all of us he was nervous to start a new chapter of his life. The first couple of weeks were really fun and mellow. He would bring allot of snacks and money to school, and he would share with everyone. If anyone in his class ever needed anything he would be there to help them. That was…

Standardized Tests The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has a negative effect on many students. Schools with low testing scores have to be shut down or be watch according to the policy. There should be a new guideline that will evaluate the school and the student’s. Many student’s learns at their own pace under different teaching styles. The policy cannot force the student’s to achieve higher when the student cannot reach that goal. The institution of standardized tests are leaving bad feelings…

“Standardized tests have been a part of American education since the mid-1800s. The (NCLB) No Child Left Behind Act mandated annual testing in all 50 states in 2002 by President Bush.” (ProCon.org) Standardized tests are designed to measure students’ knowledge of various academics, and standardized tests are supposed to measure the ability of educators…

Following the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on Jan. 8, 2002, annual state spending on standardized tests rose from $423 million to almost $1.1 billion in 2008 (a 160% increase compared to a 19.22% increase in inflation over the same period), according to the Pew Center on the States…