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

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

Personally, as an education major who changed my major BECAUSE of this act, I think it's a joke. Some argue that it's a great idea because if a school does poorly on standardised testing, the government pulls their funding. Meanwhile, states are creating tests just to make it appear as if the students are doing better so they will still fall within the appropriate guidelines to receive funding. Guess who suffers? The child. What do you think? Yay or nay? Why?

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It is a bad idea, and the only thing that will work is some type of voucher program that makes schools...

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What do you think of the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT? Is it leaving MORE children behind?

Do you think that State Standards and High Stakes Testing are forcing more schools to "teach to the test", thus leaving MORE students behind?

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I have issues with the NCLB idea that kids with IEP's are to be tested at grade level when IDEA says...

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What do you think about the NCLB: No Child Left Behind Act?

Ok so I really haven't cared about this before now, but I am starting to see the effects of it, and I am wondering what everyone else thinks about it. Ok sure this act, at least ...show more

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Bah humbug!!!!! Just another reason for the government to spend a whole lot of money on nothingness...

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Don't you think Bush's "no child left behind act" is the stupidest thing you have ever heard?

If the child is not left behind how else will he learn anything? He will surely be left behind and be behind for the rest of his life! I think it's a govt monopoly and it does not work!

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YES!! No child is left behind UNless there is a disability. Special ed funds are is being cut, because...

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Do you think "No child Left Behind Act" is helping us?

its seriously joke, i meant, it kind of pointless right now. i mean, look at europe, the europeans can spoke in like 5 lanuagues, because of what they have learned when they were in elementary while we only learned, specifically one lanuague, which is...

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I am not going to speak at length. But, look at the way it works. If you do poorly on badly worded and...

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Do you think that the No Child Left Behind Act should be renewed?

Evidently, President Bush is asking congress to extend the No Child Left Behind Act. What is your opinion, do you feel that it has made things better or worse for students? Also, are you a teacher/employee in the school district, or a student, or a parent...

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NO! It is a nice idea, but it is never going to actually work. I would love it if 100% of kids were...

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NCLB is horrible! It was mandated by Pres. Bush to make sure all public school kids can read and do...

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Do you think the No Child Left Behind Act will be amended if and when the democrats take over?

and why? what are you current concerns, if any, with the act.

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I feel that it should be amended. I have four kids who are all on the honor roll. They constantly get...

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How do you think the No Child Left Behind Act has affected?

the US educational system? Do you think it has been a change for the better or worse?

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I think it was a good idea in theory, but when it comes to practice, well; that is a different story...

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I thought it was "No child's behind left" Oh, wait-that was the catholic church...

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