Today in lecture we talked about No Child Left Behind. We addressed some of the background information. I feel that this is a touchy subject to talk about. Not everyone has the same views.
The general goal of NCLB, for everyone to be proficient, is good. The way that they are going about this goal is not the best. I feel that there is too much testing taking place. I have heard teachers say that because of NCLB they are teaching to the test. They need to get the good scores or the school will be hurt. There is a lot of pressure on the teachers as well as the students. The teacher have to help students so that they do good on these tests. The students have pressure on them to perform well on the tests.
For a lot of students the pressure of taking a test makes things worse. At lot of times when a students has to take a test they know is timed they may get worked up. It is hard to concentrate when you are worried about time and finishing.
I think that we need to find another way to measure proficiency besides testing. Testing should not be the only factor in NCLB. There should be another way for students to show proficiency since not all students are great test takers.
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I agree with you. I also think that making sure that every student in the country isi profcient is a good goal. In all of our education classes, there has been much emphasis placed on different learning styles, and how we need to appeal to all learners. A paper and pencil test does not appeal to different learning styles.
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