Submitted by Jared Bradford (not verified) on March 14, 2007 - 15:04.
The problem with totally abandoning is that states/districts will become less aware of what's going on nationally, leading to less pressure, leading to less performance. I don't think the education system can sustain itself as is. NCLB was poorly written, poorly funded, poorly monitored, and poorly implemented. But, at least it made us all have much more pointed conversations about student performance, underserved populations, and poor-performing schools. We were compared nationally, and had to be on our toes. Now what - we can go back to letting some (NOT ALL) schools and districts slink back to the way they were. God help us.
And, not to start some debate with the first poster, but do you honestly think U.S. PARENTS are the best people to decide who their kid's teacher is??? Seriously? Don't you think most American parents would just let their kids TELL them who they want for a teacher? I can just hear it now, "No mom, pleeeeeeeease, let me have Ms. Smith. She's so hot." Good lord help us if that's the solution.
The problem with totally
Submitted by Jared Bradford (not verified) on March 14, 2007 - 15:04.
The problem with totally abandoning is that states/districts will become less aware of what's going on nationally, leading to less pressure, leading to less performance. I don't think the education system can sustain itself as is. NCLB was poorly written, poorly funded, poorly monitored, and poorly implemented. But, at least it made us all have much more pointed conversations about student performance, underserved populations, and poor-performing schools. We were compared nationally, and had to be on our toes. Now what - we can go back to letting some (NOT ALL) schools and districts slink back to the way they were. God help us.
And, not to start some debate with the first poster, but do you honestly think U.S. PARENTS are the best people to decide who their kid's teacher is??? Seriously? Don't you think most American parents would just let their kids TELL them who they want for a teacher? I can just hear it now, "No mom, pleeeeeeeease, let me have Ms. Smith. She's so hot." Good lord help us if that's the solution.