Questions for teachers?

Question

What do you think of the No Child Left Behind Act?

Answer 1

hate it!!

I hate the assessments the most.  I use to teach fun, hands on lessons but now I don't have time for anything fun.  I need to make sure I have a week to review for the assessment and another week to give 2 practice tests and go over them.  You should see my kids they are bored out of their mind.  Assessments are a waste of time.

I think parents need to take more responsibility if their child fails.  I have so many parents that do not support the school or the teachers who are trying to help.  If a child is getting left behind chances are it isn't the schools fault.

I have parents tell me that they don't want their child to go to summer school.  They failed 7th grade math, they won't go to summer school so do you think they are prepared for 8th grade math.  They are setting them up for failure. But everyone blames the school and the teachers.

Answer 2

Seems kinda unrealistic, but right now, it is what we have to deal with, so I just don't get too involved with it.  After awhile maybe 2014, once the politicians realize that it didn't work so well, it will die down and we will have some other education initiative to deal with.

Answer 3

I understand the idea behind it, but it is absolutely ridiculous to think that every single person in the school can reach similar levels.  It needs to be reworked and reworked before it is ever going to be of any benefit to anyone.

Answer 4

It is a noble idea, but impossible to implement.  I find it very frustrating.

Answer 5

Most teachers find it a pathetic law.

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Answer 6

I feel this is one reason why so many students are DROPPING of school, if not failing.  The NCLB requires schools to meet federal standards in testing.  A set percentage of students need to make achievement in reading and math.  For my school, the focus isn't to help the struggling students in the low end or advance the students in the gifted end, it means putting a lot of resources in the middle few that is just under approaching.  The idea is to bump up the percentage of students in the achieving range.  Meanwhile, the lower students don't really get the help they need and the gifted students are bored out of their mind doing just regular work, when really they could be taking more advance classes.

Abolish NCLB.