[stainlessbanner]

They spend so many days each year reviewing the test and if the kids fail a section of the test, they are shoved into a test review class at the expense of other curriculum. The teachers and students hate it.

Only folks that like NCLB are the big gov't suits that are far removed from the classroom.

You nailed it, misterrob.

[misterrob]

I see it first hand here at home. Nothing wrong with doing numerical drils of 1+1, 1+2, 1+3, etc., of spelling words or other items that kids just need to practice but that doesn’t translate to word problems, science, or interactive subjects.

That they can so easily work the numbers is sickening.