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The USA still exports more high tech and manufactured goods than any country in the world - that means that some of these high school kids are still doing the job.

No doubt that the United States educational system turns out some of the best and the brightest students in the world.

But to continue to do so, teachers must be held accountable and to high educational standards.

Too many teachers in todays schools are busy telling children what to think about sexual identity,politics,save the whales..how to apply rubbers (and not the kind for feet!)..and pandering to the dullest students that our best and brightest are being held back.

If no child is to be "left behind" special, segregated classes (I'm not talking race, here..but talent)must return to the schools and teachers PROVE their ability to teach (ie accountability).

"But to continue to do so, teachers must be held accountable and to high educational standards."

I agree teachers need to be held to account for teaching standards.

Would you agree that students need to be be held to a standard of learning as well? What about a student prooving their ability and willingness to learn?

NCLB is a success here. My kids school got a blue ribbon award last year for accomplishments by its students. Teachers accountability is one factor but another is represented as well. The other is the level of parental involvment and interaction with the teachers and the children and the school itself. I think this part is often dismissed in many cases where teachers get all the blame.

Thanks for your response. Here is a link to a typical State of Texas report on increased requirments for students in beginning in 2000 (as a result of the Gov Bush NCLB programs for Texas, which he took to Washington) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/press/pr000707.html

A simple search on any search engine found in every state advanced programs in math, science and literature. I doubt that kids are not exposed in every state to better classes - that is not to say that I think education is doing a fine job, just that NCLB is a conservative soltuion to the poor education of far too many children. These children that are left behind cause gang problems and increase prison populations.

Too many teachers in todays schools are busy telling children what to think about sexual identity,politics,save the whales..how to apply rubbers (and not the kind for feet!)..and pandering to the dullest students that our best and brightest are being held back.

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