The Girl He Left Behind

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.…

would state at a certain age one had to be at a certain area of knowledge, and if a student was not there then it was determined that the student is educationally delayed. In the Ted Talk of Sir Kenneth Robinson, he challenges the diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He reveals that “children are not, for the most part, suffering from a psychological condition. They’re suffering from childhood” (5:40). Since the United States focuses primarily on standardized tests to…

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…

For example, there are laws on annual testing, and the outcomes of these tests hold a lot of weight. In 2002, the “No Child Left Behind Act” was passed. Basically, a school has to test their students to “proficiency” level, and the school has to have “adequate yearly progress.” If the schools do not pass these tests, they could risk being shut down (Background of the Issue). For…

inaccurate results on a test. At one time, people believed that increasing the amount of testing was actually beneficial. In 2002, there was an act created to increase the amount of academic growth in the country and it is known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The act was not very popular among the education community because it was said to have not offered "flexibility in solving low-performing schools, providing, instead, a one size fits all solution (Thomas)." The act was proven…

Abstract: Since the enactment of No child left behind the policy has acquired much criticism and controversy amongst educators, parents and the public. The standardized test have shown to be a non-effective measure to determine the proficiency and an unjustly representation of students whom exhibit language barriers such as Latin American immigrants. Since education is the foundation for social change many Latin Americans are not being able to reach their full potential under this act, thus…

education issues under the No Child Left Behind Act, are numerous and problematic. With overemphasis of testing, limited curricula and underfunding, NCLB has become a huge concern in the education sector. Teachers and students are struggling with implementing and upholding the requirements of NCLB. A revisit is needed to sift through the issues obstructing student progress and success. An effective way to address the ineffectiveness of the No Child Left Behind Act is to do implement…

Every Child Left Behind Standardized tests have been a part of American education since the mid-1800s. In 2001 the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was approved, mandating annual testing in all 50 states. Since then, the use of standardized tests skyrocketed in American elementary and secondary schools. The NCLB has received a substantial amount of critics since its enactment, only increasing over time. The main criticism against the act is that it forces education to take the shape of an annual…

The No Child Left Behind Act was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students. It supported standards-based education reform with the idea that setting high standards and establishing goals for children could improve a students outcomes in education. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all…