Pffft...Regarding No Child Left Behind
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Pffft...Regarding No Child Left Behind
| Mon, 11-08-2004 - 12:30pm |
I am tired of Bush taking all the credit and hearing echoes of credit being directed toward him and the bill, "no child left behind"! In yesterday's Houston Chronical (I wish I had the link to share...But I couldn't find it), there is mention that 3rd graders are still being moved onto 4th grade because of loop holes in the system. Well, DUH! I think NCLB is great in theory, but truly, will it trigger the minority that can't read, that are simply passing because of some relationship between the school and child/family?! Personally, we had issues with our oldest last year. This year is a heckuva lot better but we almost considered pursuing Special Ed (IEP) standards for our child and we were told by the board that even this group of children must follow the same, to some degree, standard as NCLB in a mainstream setting. We won't be able to prove otherwise but I really don't see how NCLB can be realistically put in place for every child, everywhere, like the newspaper reported, there are way too many LOOPHOLES in the system.
Just my Opinion...Any Thoughts?
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Not everyone learns at the same pace, some people have learning differences and need a different type of education. I think society and schools are extremely unfair to special ed kids.