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Here's how Bush has betrayed us: 1. we are now part of UNESCO 2. The No Child Left Behind Act makes testing mandatory for all public schools every other year in the lower grades (not sure about high school) 3. All tests must be geared to the NAEP test which is in large part (about 1/2) attitudinal 4. The second amendment is NOT mentioned in the federally mandated civics text

Pardon me, but did you think Outcome Based Education was a thing of the past?

Oh, under the NCLB Act reading will be taught by a highly programmed SCRIPTED training method. It will be phonics, but not in the way you think. The teacher MAY NOT divert from the script which he/she must learn the night before. Another thing--reading must be taught in the same method (which is based on rewards for the right answer) EVERY YEAR or the method doesn't work. (Might be good for kids who have been mis-taught, but not good for everyone. Also, QUITE COSTLY and non-creative.

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