This week President Obama has decided there needs to be a few changes in the "no child left behind" program. He wants both sides to come together and re-do this program because he feels as though it is not working as well as it should be. Obama wants these changes to take palce as early as this coming September when students start a new school year.
Basically what he wants to change is to push more control to state and local governments in regards to education as well as improving testing quality and demanding of increased standards. This stand that he is taking on this issue is surprising more on the conservative side because the democrats have said that they would like greater investments into the schools and the conservatives have said more local control over decisions.
President Obama has come to the decision to mend this program because he feels as though he does not want to let the students down and he wants them to know that he is investing in their future and wants them to be successful.
Although I do not have much prior knowledge on the no child left behind program, besides basic information I think this sounds like a great idea. I do not think there could ever be enough money and time invested into the education of children because they are not only the future, but they should have the right to and education and should know that no one will let them give up no matter what they will always have their education.
The standardized tests that will be involved will be a gerat way to help the schools and teachers to recognize which areas students are struggling in and to fix that. There are far too many students that go through their entire schooling just being too embarassed to ask for help or not wanting to. There are so many corrective measures that can be taken in order to make sure that every student has an opportunity to redeem themselves in this world and to be a smart and successful individual.
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Changing the no child left behind program could have very successful results if it is done correctly and results in no child being left behind. While it is a good idea, both political parties coming together to agree on the futures of children does not seem like a realistic approach for success. many people in government do not even have children and view them as statistical success and failure rates. From that perspective, it does not seem probable that two groups, that rarely agree on anything, will be able to come together and make a beneficial contribution to a significant portion of society that they do not relate to in the least.
Realistically, I've seen the negative aspects of the "no-child left behind" program, and there definitely needs to be serious changes. Our children are far too coddled under this program, and they really need to change schooling back to the way it used to be. Before, schooling used to be about how well you did, and now you can get by with "Incomplete" or are able to retry a class, even if you didn't put in an ounce of effort.
This program has the potential to be really effective, and I believe that in proper use school systems will see overall better students if they're taught that the harder you try, the better you'll do. As of now, this program simply teaches children that no matter what they do in life, they'll always succeed and will never fail or be hurt. That message needs to be changed because when students enter into higher institutions of learning or enter the job world, it doesn't work like that. If you do a crappy job, you're not going to be promoted to a next tier of pay, and could be fired, but with "no child left behind," the kids seem to think that the can achieve anything, even with little effort.
All in all, changes are definitely needed, or they need to scrap the current model and being anew, but the chances of anyone agreeing in the changes are slim to none.
I think that making reforms to "No child left behind" is a great idea. Allowing students to achieve at the highest level can only result in something positive.
I strongly agree with JM's comment on this blog entry. With this type of reform that President Obama is calling for, it would ideally mean that members of both the Republican and Democratic parties would have to come to an agreement, which has proven to be quite difficult. I agree that the children deserve a proper and standardized education experience while studying in our public schools, but realistically the approach suggested to do so may be too challenging.
I think that the no child left behind has been largely ineffective in that, it teaches a very uncreative curriculum, rushes students through the system, tests them and then either passes or fails them. This system implemented in other countries that are surpassing us in education. We should be looking to their ways of educating their population and use them as examples.
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