02/28/2012:
"This law is very stupid. Smart kids can't learn anything, and special ed
kids take years to learn. Causing the smart kids not to get educated
properly and not succeed in the real world. There is a thing called being
HELD BACK a few years. It won't hurt anyone I don't think.
"
02/13/2012:
"The problem does not entirely lie with the school system. Parents are
directly involved in the education of their children. The dilemma in
Kentucky and perhaps in the United Stated is that parents are paid for
"stupid" children through the Social Security Administration. Many parents
in Kentucky earn a living through their children; fighting to keep their
children "stupid". Children are coached to act ignorant and anti-social in
school because they are mom’s little income generator. Don’t you get
what you pay for? What would happen if families were paid for children who
do well in school? The results would be shocking!
"
02/6/2012:
"No Child Left Behind does absolutely nothing for the child. It is all
about political control and strengthening the income venues for the family
of George W. Bush.
How did our society manage for all these years without Federal
Intereference in our children's education. NCLB violates the right of
every American in free choice of education.
My son came home from work to be informed by his six year old child that
he had been through a Sex education class in Kindergarten. The world is
filled with sex craze and fails to educate society on the fact that
Parents have the rigth to choose when and where their children will be
introduced to Sex Education.
Sick Perverts harm innocent children, and the Federal Government supports
these actions by refusing to wake up and smell the coffee. Allow the
states to set standards and allow parents to control their child/childrens
education.
The Federal Governent needs to step back and abolish NCLB and restore
trust in public education and allow parents to choose. Every child
deserves quality education not a test to say he or she is literate. After
all some of our highest officials and most successful business personnel
never finished elementry school and they made major impacts on our world.
Stop trying to compete with thirdworld countries who force their children
to attend school ungodly hours, and refuse to allow their children to be
children.
I am oppose to NCLB and strongly disagree that it improves educational
standards. As we all may agree 'The proof is in the picture". If this is
true then why are drop out rates higher, unemployment out the roof and
poverty continually on the rise.
Abolish NCLB write to your officials in the state and federal levels.
Remember you only get one chance to educate your child and you must make
the right decision or the child will bear longterm difficulties.
"
02/2/2012:
"My wife is studying to become a teacher, and has been subbing in the
public schools in our area. Both of us moved from different states.
However, I went to school in this area as a child, and so many things have
changed. She just commented to me a child in her class told her that the
school doesn't have money for textbooks so they just watch a lot of
movies.... keep in mind our schools in the area are struggling with
academic testing. I was shocked that a few weeks ago she told me that
students are not allowed to take books home, such as their English / Math
/ etc. Can this be fair? I mean how can the state and government have so
much to say in raising our children in our homes, yet when they are in
their hands to do what we entrust them to do, they have failed in meeting
the bare minimum. Teachers do not have the support of administration,
they don't have the tools that they need to facilitate a great learning
experience. Yet we somehow think that miraculously ki!
ds will graduate and succeed through the efforts of our public schools.
What will it take to realize that the system is still broken, and do
something that will fix it. Rather than continuing on with a system that
has proven itself faulty. Why are people spending their money to learn
how to educate children when they are limited to the decisions made by our
government. One would see it absurd to have a chef trying to decide the
proper procedure for a surgery on a person. But we think it's completely
normal for people who are not educated in this area to make the decisions
that affect so many. I wish I could do more in helping our children to
excel in life. It will only result in a brighter future.
"
01/30/2012:
"I am a single parent with a high school aged child that does not quite fit
into the standard school criteria. What I mean by that is due to some
medical issues school is a real struggle for him. He is smart and polite.
He does not get into trouble except for homework and attendance issues. We
have done everything we can to remedy the problems, but we have found
ourselves in court for truancy issues.I believe that every child should
graduate and go on to college, that is the only way they will be able to
make it in the world. I have read alot of the post on here and I
personally know that it makes it hard on everyone involved when children
of such mixed ranges, of learning abilities, are all expected to make it
in classrooms together. I have looked and looked for alternatives, but I
can not afford homeschooling, private school, or online school. My child
does not fit and I am being threatened with the possibility of losing him
to state custody and jailed myself. We live in a !
school system that I actually moved to Wilson County, Tn. to have my
children in. My last child to have not completed school yet and this has
been a nightmare. I believe every child should not be left behind but I
believe we need alternatives to the " 8-3' classrooms, that everyone can
afford, be approved for or not be frightened of being removed from their
family and home. There are states that have public online schools, tuition
free, that allow a child to work at there pace, they have tutoring
available as all the other help that a child needs. The ones that work at
an excelled pace have plenty of challenges and do not have to wait as do
the ones that need more time. If anyone out there knows any info on school
programs, alternatives, laws etc.. that may help myself and others that
could use the information I would really appreciate it. I think we all
need to realize every child no matter the situation, should have every
opportunity to be their best. The schools should !
help us accomplish that, not punish us for being different.
"
01/4/2012:
"I'm a single parent (father of two boys ) I have taken them out of public
schools, and place them in a private school , is there any grants are
funds to assist with tuition in texas. Thank you!
"
01/4/2012:
"ANY act passed by George W Bush is bound to fail. It doesn't matter what
it is.
"
01/4/2012:
"wonderful...it will helps people to become aware about this matter..
"
12/19/2011:
"I see a lot of complains, what I don't understand is why aren't parents
helping with their children that are struggling with their school work?
Why are YOU as the parent not tutoring your own child. Schooling starts at
home, and as a parent you are your child's teacher. If, you child isn't
doing well in school, blame the parent not the teacher or the school. Keep
up with your kids work. It's your job, the teacher is there to teach. It's
your job to make sure your child is learning.
"
12/8/2011:
"First of all, I read to my children every night and go over thier home
work and do extra educational games with them daily. I also take them to
museums and libraries, I have two twin daughters and one of them has a
learning disability and she is delayed more than her sister, the school is
giving me a hard time to get her properly tested, so i can place her where
she needs to be, so before you start defending schools, sometimes it can
be difficult due to the fact that they laid off many teacher aides,
tutoring help,extracurricular activities, and other educational programs
that can be the cause for all these children being left behind...yes a
parent is a child's first teacher, however, they do need to go to school
to learn a whole lot more and how can they when schools are so overcrowded
and some teachers only care about their paycheck and not the kids.
"
11/28/2011:
"Our schools are teaching to the low-middle. They don't want anyone to
"feel bad", so everything is dummied down. The learning disabled kids are
thrown into the mix, and things are dummied down even more. We can't teach
to the high end or above average kids - it would make the other kids feel
bad. As for kids who don't do their work - well, it must be the teacher's
fault. Sure, let's blame the educated adult for not being entertaining
enough - not the 14 year old kid who would rather go home and play video
games. And, to top it off, let's allow the parents to come and complain
about the teacher who Does hold kids accountable for their learning - we
have no right ot make those kids feel bad, that's wrong. Maybe Jr. just
had a bad day. Give him another chance.
Our schools are turning into a joke. No child left behind? We are dragging
them behind the wagon and telling them to keep up. Cut the rope and teach
the kids who actually are there to learn - teach to a higher level, so we
can compete globally. Hold people accountable for their actions - isn't
that what happens in the real world? Do you blame your boss because you
did an incompetent job that day? How long would you have your job? How
employable do you think half these kids are going to be?
"
11/28/2011:
"I called my daughters high school when the school year started about my
daughter having a chronic health problem, they sent me to her counselor, I
spoke with the counselor about how my daughter was unable to get from her
locker on the other side of the school from where her classes are and
still be on time. She acted as if she could care less, and more or less
told me that wasn't her problem, that I should talk to the school nurse,
so she sent me to the school nurse, I told all this to the school nurse,
she looked up my daughters health record and then said she would notify
each teacher. Now months later into the school year my daughter has been
suspended for excessive tardies after they were already notified that she
has a health problem, she is only tardy by less than a minute to class,
yet I get a very uncaring call from the vice principle that they are
suspending her due to the tardies, I argued with the vice principle that
she has a health issue and that I disagree with!
their punishing her because of a health problem which causes the
tardies, she didn't care! I called back to contest this, and still haven't
received a call back! My daughter has asked on several occasions for help
and makeup work; very few of her teachers accomodate her, so she is
falling behind in English and History, she is very smart and could be an
honors student if she could just get some help! It's not her fault she has
this problem, but they treat her as if she is just being lazy and
insubordinate, in fact one of her teachers put that she is insubordinate
on her record, my daughter is anything but; she is very quiet! I have
called the school district on this whole matter and am still waiting for a
reply. It is so frustrating for a student with a health problem, who is
already falling behind to then be suspended for not being able to meet
their standards, that just causes her to fall farther behind and she has
become depressed over it because she feels hopeless! I'm !
sure it's a great school if your one of their "cookie cutter" !
students, but if you need a little extra help or are not one of the
fittest forget it!!! I am totally unhappy with this school and their
unfair treatment of my daughter! And I plan to fight them on this, even if
I need to get a lawyer, I have the backing of my daughters physician who
was absolutely livid when I told her this! My daughter is being "Left
Behind and I wonder what am I paying taxes for? For my daughter to be
harrased and left behind! How does this law fit in for my daughters
situation?
"
11/18/2011:
"I am a junior in high school and I have to say that it is the parents who
do not know what their child is doing in school. As a high school student,
I had a choice whether or not to sign up for a regular English class or a
college level English class: AP Literature. I did not want the extra work
load due to my other honor classes so I chose to take Regular English. My
fellow classmates are soooo lazy in there, sooooo very lazy. If there ever
was a camera in the class room people, and parents could see and HEAR what
their children are talking about, they would be amazed. My classmates are
lazy and do not do their work. My teacher has only given 2 assignments
that must be completed at home this year. It was an essay and a story that
had to be written. For the story, she gave us 2 class periods to work on
it. 2 class periods is about 110 minutes! (It's been about 2 months since
the beginning of the school year and having only 2 assignments is so
nice!). There are many people th!
at have not turned in their essay. She has given us plenty of time to
finish it. Many of my classmates always make excuses such as, "Oh, there
was a game last friday that lasted until midnight" Also, many students are
not utilizing in school free tutoring done my both students and staff. I
go to a "good" public high school with good teachers- I think it is the
students fault for their grade. Though I have to admit that there are some
teachers who teach at a higher level like for example, AP Physics that
just do not know how to teach or some teachers who do not want to help
you. I have encountered only 2 teachers in my school district that way.
Even if they do not know how to teach or do not want to help you, there
are other physis, chemistry, math teachers that can help you at school. I
am in Honors Math and I struggle in math. I aim to get a B in the class.
In my school there is a tutoring center- basically a classroom for math
every single day monday-friday during school !
hours. This tutoring center has a staffed math teacher. During!
my lunch hour I go to tutoring every day and do my math homework there
so I can ask questions. I told some of my classmates about it, but they
refuse to go there. Sometimes I am the only one there, so that means I get
the math teacher all to myself! :)
When I asked one of my classmates on the due date of an assignment if she
had finished her essay, she said no. I asked her if she was worried and
she said no. I asked her if her parents care. And she says that they will
be happy if she gets a "C". She told me if she were to get a B they would
be so happy. Then I asked her a week later if she had finished it. She
said she had the "rough draft completed" but that she wanted, "someone to
proof read it"
If your child is not getting As or Bs in high school their is something
wrong. It is too easy. Teachers even make "practice tests" in which you
take a test they make on quia.com. Some of the questions are the exact
same questions on the test! Other teachers just make a list of concepts
that you need to study for.
This is my long rant and anger about my lazy classmates.
The reason why the US is behind in education:
-Parents do not care about their child's education OR are unaware about
what is happening in school -Parents have to realize that they must have
to tell their children that they have to do their homework first -if they
are in sports, it is education first, sports 2nd -do not call or text your
child while they are at school (this is very common) -make sure they get
enough sleep -make sure they eat breakfast -make sure they go to school
every day even if they "do not feel well" because that probably means they
did not get enough sleep
In countries like Japan, children do this all on their own. I go to a good
public school though and my version of things may not apply to other
public schools out of my area.
Sorry for grammar errors and spelling errors- Today is friday and I am too
tired to check it.
"
11/14/2011:
"am interested in this law. it has intrigued me "
10/27/2011:
"I'd say if you want good education go to another country. Finland is
number 1 in education in the world. Here in America we are ranked 16th I
believe. I asked a foreign exchange student from Sweden what he thought
about schooling in America and he said it was really easy compared to
school in sweden.
"
09/23/2011:
"No child left behind is a joke if you have a disabled child were I live.I
have a child who is disabled and all we have are teachers who don't know
what they are doing.They are fresh out of collage and have no special
traning.How can you teach special need children if you have no
traning?There needs to be an up date to this law.With more premature
babies living there are more children with special needs.This country
needs to show the world if we can save babies we can also meet there need
for an education.As a parent with a special needs child my child should
have the opportunities to do the best she can in school.
"
09/22/2011:
"no child left behind is a joke i was living in fla when i was 16 and they
wouldnt help me they tried to put me in drop out prevention and i wasnt a
drop out just had really bad grades "
09/9/2011:
""no student left behind" is a joke you have average and below average
students mixed with high achieving students. The high achieving students
are denied the higher progressive level of education.Teachers are geared
toward satisfying the goals to keep their jobs.
"
09/1/2011:
"I believe it dumming down are children in public schools. I have a son
that is way to smart for his class. He is in the 4th grade this year. He
finishes his work in class, which class has to stay at a level at which
everyone is at so they pass the test. So he is finished early and gets
bored. Then gets into trouble or disciplined, which if they taught by
individual growth then my child would be at a normal level of learning.
Mostly if they didn't have to stop and teach english to those that need
that teaching. Well my child needs teaching too.
"
09/1/2011:
"I want any parent to call me out if I am wrong. My child is being left
being because of a "special needs child". My sons first year in
kindergarten was hell. The mother never told the school of his problem.
He was violent. He urinated on other boys is in the restroom, bite,
pinched, puched, stabbed with a pencil I can go on. (he got an aide)
Needless to say I requested my child not be in a class with this child. I
was up at the school helping an knew what was going on. He had turned his
attention the the adults. He attacked the teacher and princpals. Well
this year 4th grade my child is in the same class with him. School started
on August 15 and by the 2nd week of school this child has been sent to
alternative school for a fit,for three days: in which my child had to PUSH
the button to call the princpal to the room. This child got an aid in
kindergarten and has had one since, but the start of this year he has not
had one. Our Board of Education has been notified _ no!
response. This child is smart, has emotional issues! Am I wrong in
wrong in wondering why this chid cannot stay at the alternative school
year around????????
"
08/23/2011:
"My child has been choiced 2 years into mckean high school and now they
said she can't come back. I strongly dislike the school that is in her
feeder pattern, they don't have the classes that she needs in her career
pathway and I don't that this is a good idea for her. I wish this law
could help me get her back into Mckean "
08/8/2011:
"I know that children are developing a great aptitude in applying
themselves in achieving academic skills.
I believe that a comprehensive plan that shows insight in developing each
individuals own process of learning, will benefit all of us with a plan
that shows clear, concise and comprehensive knowledge of a conceptual
framework that can establish the principles of higher academic
achievement.
"
06/30/2011:
"i just read this article of "nclb". Is there no current information as of
this date? If so, is this info. from 2010' accurate and updated?
"
06/28/2011:
"Why is it that kids are doing better in scool in third world countries
(India, China, Central America and others)than they are doing here in the
US with very little supplies,(computer, books) not to mention tutoring.
Does the goverment have programs where parents can send there kids over
seas to boarding school? I have tryed tutoring, but as one of the comments
posted here, it is a one size fits all program. I have 3 kids in different
grades. It has been a sconstan battle every year finding"
05/31/2011:
"As a sixth grade teacher teaching in a school taken over by the state
because of low test scores, I can tell you what NCLB means: teaching to
the test. I do it everyday for six months before the test. If I don't, I
lose my job. Period."
05/27/2011:
"can a student be failed in school if the school follows the no child left
behind program?"
05/10/2011:
"Do all children require tutoring?"
05/9/2011:
"5/2011: I have volunteered at a local middle school during my lunch for
break for many years. The sixth graders this year were the first to be in
school solely under the NCLB laws from grade 1. I am worried. They do
NOT know how to play or interact. They do know how to fill out worksheets
and take tests. When this crew and the following children graduate,
corporations are going to have to dramatically restructure how they do
business - no one will understand team work or how to relate to people."
04/1/2011:
"How does a tutoring company get approved by their state NCLB"
02/21/2011:
"Some students NEED to be left behind in order to get caught up with work they don't actually know. If a child fails a class, they should have to repeat it. By pushing them forward, regardless of whether or not they know the material, you're only hurting the child. How can they be expected to continue through 10th, 11th, and 12th grade math if they never truly learned 9th grade math? As a result, they do worse. Then they end up being ignorant, uneducated adults who can't spell or use proper grammar like the majority of people in this forum."
02/21/2011:
"Some students NEED to be left behind in order to get caught up with work they don't actually know. If a child fails a class, they should have to repeat it. By pushing them forward, regardless of whether or not they know the material, you're only hurting the child. How can they be expected to continue through 10th, 11th, and 12th grade math if they never truly learned 9th grade math? As a result, they do worse. Then they end up being ignorant, uneducated adults who can't spell or use proper grammar like the majority of people in this forum."
11/29/2010:
"You need to give us a simple, basically stated one or two sentences that
explains exactly what it is and what it does. This is too confusing."
11/18/2010:
"this my help me i have 6 childern they treat them awful. these kids all
have problems from home life,in the pass. but the way the schools in
middlesboro ky bell county dont treat kids right.one day somebody will
help me get these kids what they need and that a fair chance to get their
education."
11/15/2010:
"My son does not qualify for NCLB due to my income. I make o.k. money but
it's not great. I can't afford the $2000.00 that a private tutoring
company wanted. The NCLB law is actually No Poor Child Left Behind.
Meanwhile the middle class children are totally forgotten. Transferring
to another school isn't an option really either. As you have read they
are not any better. there are more failing schools than passing ones."
11/15/2010:
"As a future educator, I've been trying to learn about what's going on
today. What are the problems with education that may stand in my way when
after I obtain my Bachelors. The big problem with NCLB is not that it
makes teachers 'lazy,' but it doesn't allow them to conduct a classroom in
their own effective way. NCLB obviously forces teachers to 'teach to the
test,' which is wrong. To get those higher test scores, those graduation
rates, and to get that federal money for the school, teachers are forced
to focus on getting students to pass a test, instead of focusing on actual
LEARNING. Contrary to popular belief, learning is not accurately measured
by test scores. Classroom educators have a huge impact on effective
learning, but it is often being hindered by laws which reduce them to
federal puppets. These people have obviously gone through years of
schooling and by the states standards achieved the required degrees to
become educators. Let them have a chance at teac!
hing, and if certain teachers don't live up to the expectations, take
action against those individuals."
11/1/2010:
"I am amazed by many of the comments on here about the NCLB program. There
is only one that I have seen that stands out to me of the many that I
read. That is from a teacher. I have two children who have ADHD and I grew
up with ADD as well. Yet I know how to function in eveyday life and have
an education and am in fact continuing my education as I write this. My
children are bright students, whom with a little help beginning at home,
make wonderful grades. I do think that the NCLB program was founded on
great ideas, yet needs some 'tweeking' to really help the children. I
don't agree that teachers are to blame for this problem. How can they
handle already over-crowded classrooms and children with disabilities that
go beyond even ADHD. My nephew had Autism and he can be a handful one on
one more or less with a classroom of 30 children. Our teachers are doing
the best they can with what they are given. I KNOW that these children can
learn and have the right to learn just as muc!
h as the next child, but it has to begin at home, then the government has
to provide funding to get more teachers into the schools so that they are
better equipped to teach these children. If that means letting them be in
classes with 'normal' children for part of the day, then when it comes
times for lessons to be done taking them to an area where they can get the
help that they need and teachers can see to the needs of others, why is
this such a problem? It seems to me that it would benefit the children
with extra needs as well to get that attention that they cannot get in a
regular classroom. Well that being said, no group is ever going to be
completely happy, but the real problem is that teachers are already
overloaded with over-crowded classrooms and not enough help for that. They
are teachers...not superheros. If everyone stops for a moment to think
about it...what happened to the classrooms of our childhood? Seems to me
that there are many bright, educated people fro!
m our generation out in the world today, many who had learning!
disabilites growing up. It worked fine then, why will it not work now?
Use that funding to pay teachers, build classrooms, provide the tools that
they students need and I am willing to bet anything there will be an
improvement seen all around!"
10/19/2010:
"my son is a speachels needs kid and his teachers dont want to teach him or
have him in school they want me to be with him at all times. they say they
can not control him .i thought they are train to b speachels ed teacher?? "
10/13/2010:
"You people are talking about how students are being 'left behind' but its
become pretty obvious that most of YOU must have been left behind as well
once I looked at your copius amounts of grammatical and spelling errors."
10/7/2010:
"People its your STATES and DISTRICTS who are failing you, not NCLB. NCLB
was not designed and implemented to show up at your door with milk and
cookies and hold little Johnnys hand as he colorbooked his way through
school. It was designed to crack the whip on the horribly ineffecient
STATES and DISTRICTS who were sucking the DOE dry, year after year, decade
after decade, generation after generation. If you arent getting
satisfaction, your STATE and your DISTRICT are failing you and your child.
Do something about it! "
10/4/2010:
"The Government needs to look at parents as well as teachers for under
performing students! As an educator I have worked very hard to get
students invested in learning. When that student goes home and there is
no one checking on them to do their homework or talk to them about a
recent test then all of my work is for not! I have even been told by a
parent that it is not their job to help with their child's education, it
was my job. When the home influence of the student does not match the
school influence students will get confused and do what they want. That
being said there are many students who will achieve despite this and there
are some students who will not listen to teachers or parents.
The government is only looking a a fraction of everything and they need to
open their eyes to the entire picture."
07/20/2010:
"The law did not make teachers lazier, no one can make me be what I don't
want to be. Is just that the law brought up more work, and they are were
and will be too lazy to do it."
07/19/2010:
"If our students are doing so badly compared to other countries around the
world...why aren't we implementing some of the things that are working for
them??? Take the best of the techniques from all the top countries and put
them together to create a NEW program that's completely different...has
the government thought of that? Or is that like a man asking for
directions?
"
07/19/2010:
"When I was little I was told that I shouldn't tell the Dr. how I felt,
because he was the Dr. Later on I learned, that the Dr. knew about
illness, where, when, How, what and why?, but he didn't know me, and how I
feel, I just look sick to him. NCLB, comes as a bridge between parents and
teachers and students, who knows a kid better than Mom or Dad, the way
he/she learns performs ect. As a teacher I become the resource to polish
each childs resilience. I beg your pardon, but the law well used reaches
the expectations. each student is an investment to society, and their
success and earnings in it is our prize and pride."
07/19/2010:
"There seems to be a wide range of comments derived from not fully
understanding the concept of NCLB and other comments reveal a total lack
of understanding about the entire educational process and how it relates
to our children. How embarrassing for us. It's no wonder... "
05/12/2010:
"This iniciative really sucks!! gives the teachers the chance to be lazier
and for a good reason instead of being worried about the student learning
they are more worried about test scores, well my daughter excelled in her
grades but lots of complaints about the teacher cause she asked too many
questions and didn't let the other students learn..to the point where
teacher asked me to take her to the psychologist because she does not let
the other students learn and gets bored with school topics...Well if you
kid falls behind or excells this program is not for him or her seems to be
good just for average students and lazy teachers"
05/5/2010:
"My fifth grader is not benefiting from this 'No Child Left Behind' thing.
I recieved a multidiscplinary report from his school and he is ranging
from 1 year to 3 years behind in all his subjects. Math is the worst at a
1.9 grade level. I think that 'no child left behind' is a joke and not at
all effective. If all parents would decide to homeschool their children,
which I will be doing this coming school year, we will raise a new
standard for education in this country."
04/30/2010:
"the no child left behind act has did just that my child is being left
behind "
04/15/2010:
"I am a 16 year old in Cheyenne Wyoming and quite frankly I am appaulled at
the ignorance of some of the people who have left comments on here. I am
reading this document for a school research project and after reading it,
I decided to read a few of the arguments concerning this law. First off,
my mother is heavily associated with a program called the ARC, it
specializes in helping and teaching people with mental disabilities
anywhere from the age of 16 to 21... It is completely voluntary for the
people who need help and currently the ARC is under staffed because of the
amount of people VOLUNTARILY joining the program. It is a very social
program and a complete non-profit organization, it specializes in helping
these people get jobs, and become social and teaches them how to cope with
their dissabilities. Now obviously if alot of people are comming to the
program VOLUNTARILY, they WANT to be singled out and need that extra push!
I personally have met and befriended many of t!
he clients and they are now leaving the ARC in much better condition than
they were previous to joining, obviously singling them out helped!!! Now
I am not going to pretend that singling these students out isn't going to
make them feel disjoined from society, because odds are it will, but in
the long run, if these students are properly taught not only in the
classroom but in in their homes, they will be more social and more likely
to get a job, make friends, and succeed! I am also not trying to single
out specifically mentally disabled children because this law targets
wealth, ethnicity, and language as well. All of which sadly to say do
affect the opportunities of their childrens education. I am not
particularly in accordance with this law because it does restrict the
acceleration of other children who tend to learn at a quicker pace but i
do agree in two particular areas, wealth and ethnicity. I would surely
hope that never ever would wealth be a contributing factor fo!
r a students education, through this law, free tutoring and af!
terschool study groups will be employed and these will hopefully take
away the burden of having to pay for a better education for your children
if they are struggling. If your children apply themselves then there will
never be a need for exceptional wealth what with free tutoring, free study
groups, free library access, and free scholorships to get into a good
college. Also ethnicity should not ever effect how a child is taught
unless they have language troubles, but otherwise all schools and people
for that matter should disregard race when it comes to education. With
luck the Obama administration will work out the few kinks in this law.
This law has great potential for example futher democratizing the U.S.
education, raising test scores, and giving all children equal
opportunities to succeed in the future. After all, we are the future
rulers of this country. :)"
04/8/2010:
"I have a grandson with autism, apraxia of speech and sensory integration
disorders and the school has not provided a special education teacher who
is highly qualified under NCLB, has not provided sign language instruction
by a certified teacher nor provided an interpreter in Jefferson County,
Kentucky. NCLB is not working for our disabled children. The states and
counties should be ashamed. A child with a learning disabilities enter
the school system behind and they never catch up and the Kentucky
Department of Education is doing nothing about it. There are no cases in
Kentucky where the parents have prevailed in a due process hearing and
they are not even bothering to file those cases. Grandmother in
Kentucky "
01/4/2010:
"ya... no child left behind...but mine.... "
11/30/2009:
"this thing needs to be done away with. a simple test on the computer does
not ensure that the child knows the work. they could guess the whole way
through and still pass. and the two months used to prepare for the test
are two months that the kids could be learning something. its such a waste
of time. they actually teach you how to pass the test, not whats on it.
not mention this doesnt help the smart kids. the way public schools work
needs to be done away with also.i went to public school my whole life and
my sister is a teacher in the public school system and it keeps getting
more ridiculous every year. some parents send their young kids to school
knowing NOTHING; not even simple morals and values like sit in your chair,
be good, and listen when the teacher is speaking. the older kids act as if
they DON'T WANT TO LEARN. they are nothing but a disturbance and it doesnt
help the kids who actually want to learn. i think public schools need to
be more like private schools. if !
the child is acting as if they dont want to be there and if they are
disturbing the class and making it harder for the teacher to teach and
other kids to learn, then the school should have a right to put them out.
there is no need for them to be there. trust me, i know. some class
periods the teacher would spend the entire time dealing with one bad kid
and the rest of us wouldnt learn anything for that class period. and who
is complaining that teachers need to do their job? teachers are there to
teach, not babysit your child. but thats what it seems like parents expect
these days. and also, do you know how hard and frustrating it is to teach
when you have kids who act like monsters in your class? you have no idea.
thats why people dont even want to be teachers anymore. the kids are
horrible. the nclb act isnt going to help anything. the problems need to
fixed at home first. raise the kids so they act like they have some sense
and so they have the desire to learn. kids dont !
care about school anymore, thats the problem that needs to be !
fixed."
11/30/2009:
"I believe the comment CRAIG MICHAELS left was by far the most ignorant of
any. Its very sad to think that he believes this is actually generally
about race. I happen to be an African-American person from a low-income
family that attended a title 1 school when I was younger. From grades K-12
I was ALWAYS in the top 5% of my class. I was not upset with what he said
but I want to merely point out his ignorance. As far as the NCLB I grew up
as a very gifted student and always had problems with my test scores
reflecting my exceptional work in the classroom, with that being said I
completley disagree with having a cumulative test for children under the
high school level. I read a previous comment about someone feeling that
their special needs child should be in a classroom with other children and
not be singled out. If the roles were reversed I think that he/she
probably would complain if their child was not offered special attention
for their special needs. I do know that sometim!
es unqualified teachers are placed in those positions, but in most cases
those positions don't require the same level of education as general
students becuase most special needs children are not on those levels of
learning. That is just logical to me and obviously to others. I personally
in high school would be very offened if I had classes with someone with
special needs. Not because of they are different physically but because we
would be on two totally different spectrums of learning and that would
hold me back in a class that I was not already being challenged in. That
is exactly what special needs classes are for to give them direct
attention that is very much needed to cope with their learning abilities.
I think you should be very thankful! My high school did not offer classes
for the gifte students that werent being challenged so its not always
about the latter on the learning spectrum.
I do believe some teachers work very hard to educate students only to have
it slapped back in their face with students that dont put forth and
effort, but on the same token their are teachers that are just as lazy as
the next teenage boy. I came from a very small town and went to a title 1
school and gradauted in the top 5%, but becasue the requirements were
lowered to meet state goals I SUFFERED when I got to college. I had to
work twice as hard as the next student because not because I was dumb or
didnt try but because what I was taught in high school other students
learned in high school. SO overall this NCLB needs some alterations!"
11/20/2009:
"thank you very much for this information.
Now, Could you please let me know how i can apply for this program for my
son."
11/20/2009:
"Being in the school system i know first hand how sad this act turned out
to be. Though intentions where good, and the grade averages have gone up,
looking good to the government 'on paper' this is due to the ' Dumbed down
test' The so called stricter testing requirements and penalties they
believe to be a direct result to our ' only slightly rising grade
averages.' I on the other hand are forced to take those tests not because
my school believes its to measure my knowledge or to find out in what
spots i need help, but so they can get there so beloved grants. Since the
world only turns as we know it because of money and how much we have in
our pockets it brought out the WORST in our school system. New younger
arrogant money hungry teachers are being taught the bare minimum my
thoughts are to save money training them, i know being a teacher isn't the
best paying job and i admire the few teachers who do it because they enjoy
it but we should put more care in the people we hir!
e to teach our kid don't you think, background checks are great but what
about the character but there integrity once being put in a working
environment with one of my teachers ' I will call this Teacher IT, because
i'm childish' I found out jest how little they think of us. IT not only
ignored my advise and warnings putting fishing nets we were getting paid
to assist by water in danger because even though this was ITS first day on
the job i an i grew up doing it IT refused to listen to me because i was a
student and it was not my place to be telling him what to do, long
aggravating story short IT was the cause of a 29000 dollar loss in the
fishing inderesty, my mom being the boss fired him for his negligence .
Thinking it was my fault IT and his wife 'bolth is my school system' made
my life miserable. Im now in Home schooling and half to say i love it the
online teachers are helpful and sadly pay more attention then public
teachers. You get to learn at your own pase and t!
hey doint depersonalize there students. I truly recommend home!
school. The really sad thing is that i respected IT, so i asked my mom
to hire him, and against her better judgment she did though no one ever
got mad at me i feel that somehow its my fault. Thats only one of my
reasons we need to not cut cost ware it counts, instead of a couple of new
trees out front for the image of a happy altogether school how about some
new books. I truly recommend home school, at least tell the schools and
the NCLB act can sort out this pathetic act to lie to our parents.
"
11/17/2009:
"I am appalled by the comments I have read, and I have only read a few. It
is important to 'mix' the 'smart kids' with the 'special ed' kids. how do
you suppose the special ed kids feel when they are singled out? How else
will we work on accepting others for who they are.. we need to be
proactive in treating oppressed groups, through inclusion and acceptance,
not separation and aggression.
Also, if you really 'would have killed someone to start a program' to
challenge you, then why didnt you challenge YOURSELF and engage yourself
deeper into the materials at hand? I disagree in your blaming of the
schools. America is in dire need of educating those who are labeled with
having difficulties in schools. Look at the drop-out rates-they are high,
look at the rates of those who can't read-they are high. If we focus on
those that are smart too much, we will continue to have higher rates in
the areas above. I do think there is a type of responsibility to provide
students with challenging curiculum, yet, teachers are unaware of
students' needs, unless they voice them directly. I suppose you did not,
otherwise your teacher would have given you more assignments to
'challenge' you. Step outside of your box for a moment and have
compassion."
11/9/2009:
"When many people think of having 'no child left being,' they focus
completely on the kids who are having difficulties in school. I am not
arguing that those students should not get the help they deserve; it is
very important for them to be taken care of. However, by not creating
programs for the kids who do 'get it' or are 'gifted,' they are being left
behind. I just graduated and I would have killed for someone to start a
program to challenge me. I hardly ever had to try in school, i just got
left in the position I was in. No one trying to improve me, challenge me,
or teach me. America is killing intellectualism by not also providing
help to the students who need to be challenged. Many students in my
graduating class were in the same situation as myself. The system needs
to start creating programs that aid both sides of the spectrum. No wonder
American school systems are so far behind much of the world's...they do
not push students to excel, only to be good enough !
to pass. "
10/19/2009:
"That is not true both my children have been placed on a long wait list so
it really is some children wont get left behind. Mind you both children
have struggled with math all there life and never received any help!!!!"
10/19/2009:
"the overview for no child left behind and how do it help the child?"
10/7/2009:
"they are still puttinq kids out of school & not even carinq abt weather or
not they graduate!"
