Tuesday, February 10, 2009
No Child Left Behind!
How many people feel that No Child Left Behind is a law that will and is working for the students of this country? I certainly do not think it is at all. I have heard from many teachers that complying to this law is making their jobs miserable and unbearable. Think about it, teachers now much focus so much of their time and energy on the subjects on the state standardized tests, like the PSSA's. Those subjects include reading, math, writing, and now science. There isn't any time for music, art, or history! I feel like kids need music and art in school! If not, where do our future singers, painters, etc come from? I started playing my flute in fourth grade and I've sang ever since kindergarten! I loved music in school and it was what I looked forward to the most. Without it I feel that school would have been extremely boring. Also, without teaching history how are kids going to know what happened in the world? I think that by teaching history students get a view of the mistakes made, and the way of life has changed over time! It's important for them to learn it so that history won't repeat itself! Basically what I am saying is that No Child Left Behind has left many children behind in knowing some of the most valuable subjects that have been around. I think that there needs to be something done to alter this law so that so much time isn't spent directly on math and reading! I think it would make both the kids and the teachers feel more at ease and have a better time in school.
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I COMPLETELY AGREE! i think that it is wrong to make school so strict and try to bring everyone to one level. Each student is going to perform at a different level and it is not right to make students feel unsuccessful because they didn't perform to the level of others. There is other things that are important in school besides the academics. Music and art are very important both of those broaden the outlook of students and can provide them with ways of expressing themselves. Not to mention the possibility that some day having those hobbies may stop them from getting mixed in with drugs.In my opinion no child left behind isnt a good idea. We should accept children for trying their hardest not on how they do on some test.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your agruement against NCLB. I am also a teacher struggling with this law. This law is very frustrating and stressful to myself and other teachers. Even with extra time centered on reading, math and writing does not guarantee that every child will pass. It would be ideal to have every child however, this is not a realistic goal.
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