“This practice of teaching the test has been going on since the early 90s. At least here in Texas.”
It is now much worse. I know several teachers — all conservatives, one of which is in my immediate family. They are from several states, California, Colorado, Missouri, and all say the same thing: No Child Left Behind has changed curriculum so dramatically that it isn’t even funny. The primary goal is to score high on the federal and state-mandated tests, and THAT’S IT. The result is a lot of schools that only look good on paper, and a lot of students who do well on tests that they’ve been thoroughly, relentlessly prepped for, but not so well in anything else.
It’s a joke.
I’m no Bush basher, not by far, but if you want negative reactions from me when talking about the Pres, then just bring up these issues:
1. No Child Left Behind
2. Illegal Immigration policy
3. Government spending
That said, the rest of Bush’s speech tonight has been pretty good so far. I’ll give it an early 7 on a scale of 10.
you are wrong
Bush is right
It’s a joke.
I’m no Bush basher, not by far, but if you want negative reactions from me when talking about the Pres, then just bring up these issues:
1. No Child Left Behind
2. Illegal Immigration policy
3. Government spending
That said, the rest of Bush’s speech tonight has been pretty good so far. I’ll give it an early 7 on a scale of 10.
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In addition to a democratic response, we need a conservative response. If you vote McCain in, it will be more of the same. Where is Romney when you need him? We just hope he isn’t a third term of President Bush. We know McCain would be.
Amen.
“No Child Left Behind” is “No Child Let Ahead.”
It’s beyond madness.
Test scores are up, so we know it’s working?
What idiocy!
Yeah, scores are up. The dummies still can’t read or write or make change, but “scores are up” — so we know it’s working — so let’s throw even MORE money into that rat hole, and let’s cripple REAL education even MORE by beefing up NCLB.
Stick a fork in us — we’re done, and the Chinese are tired of using chopsticks.