Tuesday, January 13, 2015
No Child Left Behind Rewrite Should Limit Standardized Testing, Duncan Says
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/12/no-child-left-behind-2015_n_6453092.html. DUE 20 Jan 2015. What is/are the major focus of NCLB?? Why does the Obama Administration want to rewrite the legislation? What major changes would be implemented? WHY is this legislation a problem to teachers and students? What future economic issues are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States (ie. NCLB)???
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The major focus of NCLB is to observe that all students are making progress each year. NCLB shifted their view from other classes by testing students on reading and math. This has not helped teachers and principals who aren’t being paid according to their hard work. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation to make sure the tests and testing preparation is not excessive. Excessive testing and test preparations take away from needed classroom instruction. The major changes that would be implemented are states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reforms. The education reforms include test- based evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable, and the use of common educational standards. There would also be access to high quality preschools, better support for low income schools, helpful evaluation systems, and higher standards. The NCLB is a problem for teachers and students because students spend so much time on tests those they hardly learn in the classroom. Teachers are not paid their sufficient amount but succumb to a test filled curriculum instead. Some economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education are funds not going to schools that need them, low income families struggling to get their children into colleges because of test scores, and teachers receiving a worse pay than it is right now.
ReplyDeleteNCLB is used to have standardized tests judge whether or not the student can advance to the next grade. Students are not learning to excel in life, but rather to excel in testing so the Obama Admin wants to eliminate it. The problem is that teachers are being restricted to teaching only the test. Students won't be able to get a proper job because they lack the intelligence.
DeleteIn 2002, George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law. The major focus of NCLB was that students are required to take annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects. It also focused on the fact that no matter what the results are from the math and reading standardized testing, students would pass to the next school year. Before the NCLB law was proposed, students who did not pass standardized tests would have to repeat a grade level and pass the tests before they could continue on. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the standardized test preparation is taking too much time out of the normal student curriculum. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said "No Child Left Behind created dozens of ways for schools to fail and very few ways to help them succeed or to reward success. We need to do exactly the opposite." Some major changes that would be implemented would include limiting the number of standardized testing and increasing the focus on other subjects as well. According to Duncan, he said that there would be an improvement on helping low-income schools and they would create a system of teacher evaluations that would focus on students learning growths, etc. This legislation is a problem to students and teachers because they have to spend so much time preparing for these standardized tests, which cuts out of their time for the course curriculum. Also, teachers and students have had to focus their attention on math and reading testing, and they have been putting physical education, foreign languages, etc. to the side. Teachers have had to minimize doing what they love in order to abide to the NCLB law. If schools continue to focus their attention on standardized testing as opposed to focusing their attention on more important topics, such as crucial education, then the future won’t look so good. Students who were deprived of a proper education will find it hard to successfully make it in the real world. The economy might also be affected because if students aren’t taught how to manage money at a young age, then they won’t know how and when to spend their money.
ReplyDeleteThis article discusses the debate between whether or not the congress should rewrite the guidelines to the No Child Left Behind Act and limit the standardized testing or keep it mandatory for students to be enrolled in all standardized tests. The major focus on the No Child Left Behind Act is for not only parents but the teachers and students to realize where they are standing academically and to know how much progress all the students are making each year. The issue that they are facing with having these standardized tests is that the teachers are focusing more on getting students to pass the test rather than teaching them real life information that they should be learning. Duncan says that the tests must ensure that teachers are not spending time in preparation for them and are not taking excessive time away from the actual classroom setting. Administration has called limits to the amount of time they can use in the classroom for preparing towards these tests. The act is focusing on its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. The Obama administration wants to rewrite the legislation because he wanted to limit the amount of time teachers were spending in class on this. It has not been rewritten as of 2008, but some changes have been made such as it allowed states to request waivers from the law's strictest facets, in exchange for agreeing to implement several Obama-favored education reforms, such as test-based teacher evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable and the use of common educational standards. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students because teachers will not be paid to their best due to testing and students will not have the ability to learn for real life opportunities rather than learning towards passing one test. Some economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States is that the future will not have the correct education to live properly in the real world. Students will have a knowledge on information does not necessarily help them succeed. The students now are the people of our future, therefore, if they are not being taught properly, our future will have a negative effect as well.
ReplyDeleteAfter years of waiting to evade the No Child Left Behind Act, it is now the time for the Obama administration to rewrite the act. The Obama administration wishes to rewrite NCLB to ensure that testing is not too excessive. Though there are many who want to eliminate required standardized testing as a whole, at least a few tests are mandatory in order to keep track of the student’s progress throughout the school year. Major changes that would be implemented include allowing states to request waivers in exchange for agreeing to implement Obama-favored education reforms, such as teacher test-based evaluations and revamped systems for holding schools accountable. The change in law will cause for better support for low-income schools, helpful for teacher evaluations and take into account the student learning growth. Though standardized testing has increased test scores and posted the highest-ever graduation rates, this legislation is a problem for students and teachers for the fact that teacher’s curriculum consist of teaching the students the information for reading and math that they need to know in order to take these tests, while not spending as much time on other subjects such as arts and history, foreign languages, financial literacy, physical education and after school activities, which are all essentials. As Secretary of Education Arne Duncan states, “teachers and principals deserve to be paid in a way that reflects the importance of the work they do.” Future economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education includes the fact that students are basically being taught what the need to know to take the standardized tests, and not being taught the details that will aid them when they are old enough to be in the world. It is essential for students to learn the details on spending money and learning subjects that they will need in the future to get into college and find a job; without that, our economy for the future may be at a risk.
ReplyDeleteThis article is about whether or not the congress should rewrite the guidelines to the No Child Left Behind Act and limit the standardized testing or to keep it mandatory for students to be enrolled in all standardized tests. The major focus of the NCLB was that the students are required to take annual standardized tests in math and reading subjects. Before the NCLB law was proposed, students who did not pass these standardized tests would have to repeat a grade level and pass the tests before they could go on to the next grade level. The problem with this is that teachers are facing with having these standardized tests and are focusing more on getting students to pass the test rather than teaching them real life information that they should be learning. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the standardized test preparation is taking too much time out of the normal students curriculum/learning. Some major changes that would be implemented would be limiting the number of standardized testing and increasing the focus on other subjects as well. The legislation is a problem to us students and teachers because we spend much time preparing for these tests, which cuts out of their time for the course curriculum. Also, teachers and students have had to focus their attention on math and reading testing, and they have been pushing all their other courses to the side. Some economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the U.S. is that the future will not have the correct education to live properly in the real world. Students will have a knowledge on information that does not really help them succeed in the real world.
ReplyDeleteNo Child Left Behind, NCLB, was signed by George W. Bush in 2002. It was for the students to do annual standardized tests in public schools in reading and math. For some grades, if you didn’t pass the standardized test there would be some consequences. Basically, the purpose of No Child Left Behind is for all schools to take annual standardized tests and if they don’t pass it then they will get consequences. Stated “NCLB, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results.” The Obama Administration is trying to rewrite and fix the legislation because it has errors, and a lot of the students are not learning throughout the year but they are always taking tests or exams. Duncan stated in the article that it’s crude because all the school does is focusing on reading and math tests, but there are a lot of other subjects that need to be covered in their curriculum. “Its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. “Arts and history, foreign languages, financial literacy, physical education, and after-school enrichment are as important as advanced math and science classes.” So as of right now the administration has allowed states to get waiver forms. Also they are trying to set a limit of the amount of time spent on standardized test prep. Quoted from the article “We’ll urge Congress to have states set limits on the amount of time spent on state- and district-wide standardized testing, and notify parents if they exceed those limits.” Teachers had to minimize doing what they love in order to follow the NCLB law. If schools continue to focus on standardized tests, then the future wouldn’t come out good because the student wouldn’t have learned anything except for tests. The economy might be affected because if they don’t teach students how to manage money then they don’t know how to deal with money. That is a problem and our future will be at a total risk and the world might just fall apart.
ReplyDeleteThe main focus of NCLB is to show students and parents the progress the students are making in school. The Obama administration wants to rewrite the legislation because all of the testing is taking away from instructional time in the classrooms. Standardize testing is at an all-time high. Major changes that would be implemented include its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. NCLB is leaning to focus more on arts, history, foreign language and other important subjects that are offered in the schools. This legislation is a problem for teachers and students because new common core may be implemented causing an adjustment to be made. Teachers will have more frequent evaluations as well. The new NCLB law may stir up some commotion between the Republican and Democratic parties as Duncan stated in the article. Republicans want no standardize testing at all and that's just not realistic. Economically, more money will be put into schools to make and take away these tests. "High quality" preschools will be costly but beneficial. If we are testing less and learning more, more students will perform better in classes and move on to graduate, get a good college education and make money in the long run.
ReplyDeleteNCLB supports standards based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education.The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states must give these assessments to all students at select grade levels. Obama administration is trying to change the act to make it better because they do not think its working considering the fact that students were still getting bad grades. Put under this new legislation it will serve to be a problem for students and teachers depriving them of future experiences and only allowing them to learn what they need to know to pass a test.
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ReplyDeleteNo Child Left Behind (NCLB), a law signed by George W. Bush in 2002, stated that all students were to take a standardized test in both reading and math at the end of each school year and no matter what the student scored on the test, would pass on to the next grade level. So, if a student totally bombed the test, they would still move on to the next grade level even if they were not completely prepared. In previous years, students would be held back in their grade level and would not move on with the other students. The Obama administration wants to rewrite the law because they feel that teachers are spending too much time focusing on tests rather than teaching the material students should be learning. Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, said that the administration wants to “ensure that the tests -- and time spent in preparation for them -- don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction.” Duncan also stated, "we will work with Congress to urge states and districts to review and streamline the tests they are giving and eliminate redundant and unnecessary tests," and that "We’ll urge Congress to have states set limits on the amount of time spent on state- and district-wide standardized testing, and notify parents if they exceed those limits.” Duncan really wants this to work and he is pushing to get these standardized tests in schools without pushing the limit or creating a burden on teachers. The major issue with standardized testing is that it forces teachers to focus only on certain skills and thus makes teachers neglect other subjects that they should be teaching. Also, teachers are going to be paid based on test scores which is bad because not all children will pass with flying colors. To be intelligent, a person has to be well rounded in all subjects, but by testing in only two subjects, the government is taking away from students’ ability and capacity to learn. NCLB can negatively hurt the economy because these future members of society will not be able to handle the real world. They will not know what to do or how to handle themselves because they were never taught any useful information when they were at school, they were only taught how to pass a test.
In 2002, George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. The major focus of the law was students are required to take an annual standardized test in reading and math subjects. Another focus of the law is no matter what the results might be for reading or math; students would pass to the next school year. Before the NCLB law, students who did not pass the standardized test had to repeat the grade level until they pass the test. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the law because preparing for the standardized test is taking too much time out of the regular student curriculum. According to the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, he said “No Child Left Behind created dozens of ways for schools to fail and very few ways to help them succeed or to reward success. We need to do exactly the opposite." Major changes include limiting the amount of standardized tests and major focus on other subjects. Arne Duncan said low-income schools would receive some improvements and a system of teacher evaluation would be created in order to focus on student learning growths and more. The problem with the Bush legislation is teachers and students do spend too much time for those standardized tests, and they don’t have enough time for other courses such as physical education, foreign language, science or other courses. Many teachers had to put most of their time into NCLB instead of teaching students more than math and reading. Education is an important tool for the future and the children of today will be tomorrow’s leaders. These students are being deprived of a proper education. Students who do not receive a proper education can’t make it in the real world. If students don’t know how to manage their money then the economy could take a downfall.
ReplyDeleteNCLB, was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results.The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation to make sure the tests and testing preparation is not excessive. The administration is calling for limits on the time that school systems spend on standardized testing and test preparation. Some major changes that would be implemented would include limiting the number of standardized testing and increasing the focus on other subjects. The legislation is a problem to us students and teachers because we spend much time preparing for these tests, which cuts out of their time for the course curriculum. The economy might be affected because if they don't teach students how to manage money then they don’t know how to deal with money. Also, Students who do not receive a proper education can’t make it in the real world.- SAM MOHAMMED
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of No Child Left Behind is to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. The Obama Administrations wants to rewrite the legislation because they feel that too much time is being spent preparing students for the standardized test instead of the usual course curriculum.Duncan stated in the article, “Its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers." “Arts and history, foreign languages, financial literacy, physical education, and after-school enrichment are as important as advanced math and science classes.” Also, limits are trying to be set on the amount of time spent on standardized test prep. The article says “We’ll urge Congress to have states set limits on the amount of time spent on state- and district-wide standardized testing, and notify parents if they exceed those limits.” Teachers were unable to teach the essential topics of their lessons because they were too consumed with preparing students for standardized tests. Thus, the students were being robbed of a proper education and weren't being fully taught lessons needed to prepare them for higher education. This could effect the economy because children will not know all that they need to and may not make it into college based on test scores. They will ultimately have to settle for minimum wage jobs and have to file for welfare.
ReplyDeleteThe main focus is to see how much progress each student makes each year. They are rewriting it, so the parents and students know how much progress all students are making each year. Sea change in Administration policy toward federal education law. Major changes include improved access to " high quality preschool", better support for low-income schools, "genuinely helpful teacher evaluation systems that "take into account student learning growth", and high standards. They will wonder why they have so many tests. Students would learn much in class, since they take a ton of shots. Parents not having money for their to get into school. Some students won learn how important money is.
ReplyDeleteNo Child Left Behind is an education-reform bill that was established by the Bush Administration in 2001 but signed into law January of 2002, that was suppose to equal the playing field for all students by providing fair and equal opportunities for every student in school. Before the law to include standardized testing, students would have to repeat the grade for not passing. Now there is certain end of course exams that students must pass to graduate even. The major focus of the NCLB program is the yearly standardized testing that all public schools have to take in math and reading. After many years of trying to dodge the topic of No Child Left Behind to Congress, the Obama Administration thinks it’s about time to be revised. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan agrees that it needs to be rewritten, but the standardized testing has to stay and remain mandatory because teachers, parents, and the students need to know how they are doing in school and the progress they’re making every year. One of the major problems with this is that some schools are more focused on doing well on these tests but aren't focusing on the given curriculum; but with the increased minority test scores and some of the highest graduation rates ever. Those who applaud the program because it leveled the playing field between socioeconomic groups are now criticizing the same law for exposing the students. With all of this focus on the subjects being tested on such as math, English, writing, and science, it almost seems as though the other teachers are useless. After expiring in 2007, Obama gave Congress until 2011 to rewrite NCLB. The Obama administration is allowing states to get out of the law by requesting a waiver, but the state would have to agree to the set terms like, test-based teacher evaluation, use of common educational standards, and having the schools being held accountable. One thing Duncan says is that they will work with Congress to get rid of unnecessary test. This legislation is a problem to both the teachers and students because it’s unnecessary time being wasted. Teachers have to spend time making not only the test for their class but also to help the students prepare for the standardized test. For the students it just stresses them out that they have yet another exam to worry about. Since the other classes like economics, government, and various history courses aren't as important, the likeliness for us to repeat history is high. Also it is important to all students to learn the importance on money and how to spend it so it would be easier for them in the future in college and finding a job to sustain the economy.
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ReplyDeleteThe No Child Left Behind Act was enacted during George W. Bush's first presidency. It mandated the standardized testing of students and their test results would mainly determine whether or not the students would pass. The Obama Administration does not like this system, though. They believe that standardized testing is not for everyone and that it is difficult to accurately evaluate a student's knowledge and ability solely based on these results. The testing, however, would not be completely abolished, just greatly reduced. The problem with NCLB is that teachers are forced to write their lesson plans around the mandatory curriculum for the tests. The students are also being slightly deprived of further education because they must instead be taught the test information, year after year. An economic problem that may occur is that the students of the present will not be able to properly support themselves with a good, sustainable job because of the lack of real world education and the excess of useless knowledge.
In 2002, George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law, which stated that students are required to take annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects. It also stated that no matter what the results are from the math and reading standardized testing, students would pass to the next school year. Before the NCLB law was passed, the students who did not pass standardized tests would have to repeat a grade level and pass the tests before they could continue on to the higher-grade levels. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the test preparation is taking too large of a chunk out of the student’s curriculum. Instead of the teachers teaching the material that should be learned, they are using that time for standardized test preparation. The Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, stated that the goal of the administration was to “ensure that the tests -- and time spent in preparation for them -- don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction.” He then went on to say how “we will work with Congress…eliminate redundant and unnecessary tests.” Some major changes that would be executed would be to limit the number of standardized testing and increasing the focus of other school subjects. The main problem with the law now is that teachers and students are preparing for the standardized tests so often that it’s taking away from teaching the curriculum, which in time will hurt students more then help. Some future economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States would be the lack of sufficient jobs the students are able to receive. If the students focus most of their time preparing for the standardized tests, then they leave little room for acquiring knowledge for things that will benefit them in the future. From this, it could negatively affect them financially from not being able to receive jobs because they weren’t prepared for their futures.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus on the No Child Left Behind Act is for parents, teachers and students to understand where children are stand academically. Students were still required to take standardized tests but the results wouldn't effect them moving on to the next grade level. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the preparation for the tests is taking too much time away from the normal student curriculum. Major changes that would be implemented are limiting the number of standardized tests given and focusing on other important subjects. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students because teachers will not be paid to their best due to excessive testing and students will only be learning how to pass a test, not how to get by in the real world. The economy will suffer if we allow this any longer. Students only learning how to pass a test, not how to manage money which will hurt our economy greatly. Students also won't know basic knowledge due to the NCLB act.
ReplyDeleteThe main focus is not just to limit the amount of standardized testing, but to also get more people to graduate high school and move on to college. The more educated our population is, the better desecions we make and the more we are worth to society. Some may be against this legislation because they may not want Americans educated. But the education opens up jobs, more schools and more economical health, because our spending will increase. Some Americans vote just to vote, the more educated we are the better the desiscions we can make on whom are next president might be.
ReplyDeleteIn the no child left behind program their main focus was standardized testing on to determine how a student is progressing throughout their school years. The testing was proving to be show increased test scores in minorities which is one of the focuses. It is to give students their right at an higher education. The Obama administration is trying to fix the program because it has flaws which cause students and teachers to become frustrated. It is making children take so many standardized tests in math and reading that it is effecting the amount of lessons the teacher is being able to teach. They also believe that since math and reading aren't the only subjects they should test on other subjects as well, but take less time towards the tests and more time in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteGeorge W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law in 2002. No Child Left Behind, the Bush-era school accountability law, must be rewritten, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a speech Monday. The major focus of No Child Left Behind was that students are required to take annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects, example would be the FCAT in Florida.Not only it mainly focused on the tests, but also the fact that no matter how bad the test scores are, students can still move up according to their grade levels. Before the program was proposed, students that didn't make it through those tests would have to stay back one grade level to pass the standardized tests that they were required to pass. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the standardized test preparation is taking too much time out of the normal student curriculum. "No Child Left Behind created dozens of ways for schools to fail and very few ways to help them succeed or to reward success," Duncan said. "We need to do exactly the opposite." Some of the major changes that would be implemented would be limiting the concerns over these standardized tests and actually put more focus onto the other subjects as well. Many teachers have agreed to the fact that preparing their students for these tests aren't worth as much as teaching them stuff that they actually need to do and in the curriculum. This legislation posed a problem towards both the students and the teachers by having students learn things that aren't quite important as they should be, furthermore because of that teachers are getting paid less, since they don't have the time to teach students about the lessons that are required to be learned. Because students spent time preparing for standardized tests, they couldn't learn the lessons that can help them out in life and their career, unlike the materials on the tests. This could lead to economic downfall because these students are deprived from their rights of education and eventually the economy itself would also suffer a great deal.
ReplyDeleteThe main purpose of the NCLB is to ensure that students are making progress in school each year. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite Legislation because they feel as though y enforcing all of these tests, it takes away from actually learning in the classroom. Some of the changes that this new Legislature would create are, better pre-schools, better income for low-income schools, and enforcing that teachers help promote student growth. Also, they would attempt to reduce teh number of standardized tests that we would take. Even though this sounds amazing, it would most likely create a few problems for both teachers and students, teachers would probably have to write a new curriculum, and the students would have to learn things that they're unfamiliar with. Our education system now is kind of trash, and the economy is going to e affected by it and here's why; in school we're taught things that are meant to help us pass tests and get good grades. It's rare for a teacher to preach life lessons to their students and to help them e prepared for life after high school. Then you have a bunch of confused high school graduates and people who don't know how to be successful, which don't help the economy. I just hope that the education system in America gets renovated soon, or our future will suffer.
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ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB is so that kids aren’t getting held back in school. According to the article, it mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because The Obama Administration is trying to rewrite and fix the legislation because it has errors, and a lot of the students are not learning throughout the year but they are always taking tests or exams. Duncan stated in the article that it’s crude because all the school does is focusing on reading and math tests, but there are a lot of other subjects that need to be covered in their curriculum. The major changes that would be implemented are its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. This legislation is a problem to students and teachers because they have to spend so much time preparing for these standardized tests, which cuts out of their time for the course curriculum. Also, teachers and students have had to focus their attention on math and reading testing, and they have been putting physical education, foreign languages, etc. to the side.If we are testing less and learning more, more students will perform better in classes and move on to graduate, get a good college education and make money in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB was that students are required to take annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects to help student pass through out the years. The obama administration wants to rewrite the legislation because as Duncan stated last summer, the law must "ensure that the tests and time spent in preparation for them don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction." So the administration is calling for limits on the time that school systems spend on standardized testing and test preparation. as Duncan said its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. "Arts and history, foreign languages, financial literacy, physical education, and after-school enrichment are as important as advanced math and science classes. These would be the major implemented that would be changed. Legislation is a problem to teacher and students because they have to basically start all over and teach students a whole different criteria than they were learning and for students it could be hard to understand. This could be a major problem in the future because most student will graduate but not have the knowledge which can mess up our economy in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThe No Child Left Behind is an act law that was signed by President Bush to ensure that all kids are getting the right education and won't drop out school. The major focus is to offer education to all students. Just recently the Obama administration decided to rewrite the legislation because according to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, students and parents should both have the right to go over their progress each year. The major topic discussed is that they believe that students shall be educated and tested but it should take away the classroom time such as interactive activities. The Obama administration wants to hold back on the standardized tests and test preparation. The legislation is a problem for many students and parents because when the act was first passed it stated it would implement test to enforce education and now what the Obama administration wants to do is limit that. Some economics issues arising are that many teachers argue that they shouldn't be paid based on students scores on standardized exams. Many argue that students will be shifted from the core subjects such as math, reading, science and history. Duncan states ""No Child Left Behind created dozens of ways for schools to fail and very few ways to help them succeed or to reward success," and what the Obama administration wants is to improve every aspect. When it comes to limiting standardized tests, they will work with congress and try to eliminate as many unnecessary tests. The main debate as of now is "too many tests" and trying to do what is best for students' education.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of the NCLB is to mandate the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and issue out consequences based on those test results. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite this legislation for many reasons. These reasons include the way in which it exposes the difference in educational attainment between racial and socioeconomic groups, the focus it shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the “morale-dampening” effect it has had on teachers. Rewriting this law will implement many major changes. The Obama administration’s revisions include improved access to high-quality pre-school, better support for low-income schools, “genuinely helpful” teacher evaluation systems “that take into account student learning growth”, and high standards. They will also work with Congress to “urge states and districts to review and streamline the tests they are giving and eliminate redundant and unnecessary tests”, and work to have states limit the amount of time spent on state- and district-wide standardized testing, as noted by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students, because it takes away time from other educational subjects and directs it toward standardized testing. I believe that some of the future economic issues that will likely result from the quality of education in the U.S. are the continuing downfall of low-income schools as they continue to lack better support from the government, and a decrease in the occupation of careers that economically benefit the U.S. because of the lack of high expectations for learning that would prepare students for college, careers, and life.
ReplyDeleteNCLB, or No Child Left Behind, was created in 2002 during the Bush-era. NCLB was created to, "mandate the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades" and it also, "doled out consequences based on those test results". While schools have increased minority test scores and graduation rates, some feel that, "we cannot allow ourselves to believe that we are yet doing justice by all of our young people." The Obama Administration, however, wants to re-write the NCLB and instead replace it with things such as test-based teacher evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable and the use of common educational standards. In 2008, Obama gave Congress a 2011 deadline to either re-write or dismiss the NCLB standards. Since then, it has not been reviewed and still remains in effect. This legislation is a problem to students and teachers because it limits their classroom time as they instead have to focus on preparing for these standardized tests. Also, teachers and students have had to focus their attention on math and reading testing, and they have been putting physical education, foreign languages, etc. to the side. Teachers have had to minimize doing what they love in order to abide to the NCLB law. Sen. Lamar Alexander on the other hand, and others who agree with him, believe that the NCLB system is not unreasonable, "Of course we should be asking the question: Are there too many tests? Every teacher and parent is asking that question, and if there’s going to be a requirement for 17 tests in reading, math and science, we need to make sure that’s justified". Instead of the NCLB, critics suggest that systems that help children learn about careers and their futures should be put into place so students are economically better off.
ReplyDeleteNo Child Left Behind was signed by George W. Bush. It was for the students to do annual standardized tests in public schools in reading and math. The purpose of No Child Left Behind is for all schools to take annual standardized tests and if they don’t pass it then they will get consequences. Stated “NCLB, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results.” The Obama Administration is trying to rewrite and fix the legislation because it has errors, and a lot of the students are not learning throughout the year but they are always taking tests or exams. Duncan stated in the article that it’s crude because all the school does is focusing on reading and math tests, but there are a lot of other subjects that need to be covered in their curriculum. “Its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. “Arts and history, foreign languages, financial literacy, physical education, and after-school enrichment are as important as advanced math and science classes.” So as of right now the administration has allowed states to get waiver forms. Also they are trying to set a limit of the amount of time spent on standardized test prep. Quoted from the article “We’ll urge Congress to have states set limits on the amount of time spent on state- and district-wide standardized testing, and notify parents if they exceed those limits.” Teachers had to minimize teaching in order to follow the NCLB law. If schools continue to focus on standardized tests, then the future wouldn’t come out good because the student wouldn’t have learned anything except for tests. The economy might be affected because if they don’t teach students how to manger their money then they doesn’t know how to deal with money. That is a problem and our future will be at a total risk.
ReplyDeleteIn 2002, George W. Bush signed the NCLB law which focused on making sure children made progress during the year by meeting certain standards on annual standardized tests. However, the Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation to cut down on the excessive tests preparation because it is taking away from the standard curriculum. The major changes that would be implemented include states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reforms, number of standardized testing, and increasing the focusing more on other subjects. The NCLB is a problem for teachers and students because they have to spend so much time preparing for these standardized tests, which takes focus off the course curriculum. Also, teachers and students have had to focus their attention on math and reading testing, and they have been putting other actives on the backburner. Economic issues that could result include schools not focusing their attention on critical curriculum, students who were deprived of a proper education will find it hard to successfully make it in the real world, and students will become deficient on basic life skills like handling money.
ReplyDeleteIn the year 2002, during the George W. Bush era, he signed in an act called the No Child Left Behind Act. It focuses on making sure all public school students are given a standardized test in both reading and mathematics. The Obama administration wants to rewrite this act due to the way it is. It is very excessive and with having so much tests, it takes away a lot of instruction time from the academic school year. The major changes that would be implemented is to lower the amount of testing that the students are forced to take. Not only that but also to put some more focus on other major subjects. There will also be a system to help low-income schools. This legislation is a problem for teachers because they spend so much time having to prepare for these mandatory tests that they have no time to teach things that are important but not in the curriculum. If kids are not taught the proper things, the economic system in the future will not look good. They are being deprived of important information.
ReplyDeleteThe mayor focus of NCLB was for the students to take required annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects.The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the standardized test preparation is taking too much time out of the normal students learning. teacher are taking too much time preparing student for these tests that it is taking time off teaching them the necessary lessons they should learning.The Obama administration wants to reduce the amount of standardized tests and test preparation. The legislation is a problem for many students and parents because when the act was first passed it stated that it would implement test to enforce education and now the Obama administration wants to put a limit on that. Some economics issues are that many teachers argue that they shouldn't be paid based on students scores on these standardized exams. If we keep this going the future of education in the U.S. is going to be bad.
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What is/are the major focus of NCLB?? Why does the Obama Administration want to rewrite the legislation? What major changes would be implemented? WHY is this legislation a problem to teachers and students? What future economic issues are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States (ie. NCLB)???
The major focus of the NCLB program was to make sure children in school are on track to graduating by making sure they reached a certain standard on certain standardized tests. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because the standardized tests are taking away from the regular teaching curriculum. Major changes that would be made to the legislation would be to allow states to request waivers in exchange for education reforms, decreasing the number of standardized tests, and increasing the focusing more on other subjects rather than the standardized tests. This legislation is a problem for teachers and students because it takes away from the regular learning curriculum by having teachers and students focus on the standardized tests instead of what they should be involving the course curriculum. Education quality is going to affect the U.S. economy because students who have been deprived of a proper education because of these tests are going to have a harder time succeeding in the real world thus, causing this generation to not have the proper skills of handling money and not have the basic life skills they need to succeed.
The major focus of NCLB is to acquire accountability, flexibility, and choice in the education system so that no child is left behind. Obama wants to rewrite the legislation because he wants to limit excessive standardized testing in public schooling. But there will not be a limit in testing because Duncan stated that "parents and teachers and students have both the right and the absolute need to know how much progress all students are making each year." Even though this was stated there will be major implements to be done. The law will ensure that the tests-- and time spent in preparation for them -- don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction. This legislation is a problem for teachers because their pay is being effected based on the fact that they don't teach subjects like math, reading, even though they are just as important. Also that their class time is being taken away because of the testing. It is a problem for students because they have pressure on passing multiple test and will not have the ability to learn for real life knowledge but instead learning towards passing a test. Economic issues that are likely occur from the quality of education in the U.S. are the continuing downfall of low-income schools as they continue to lack better support from the government, and a decrease in the occupation of careers that economically benefit the U.S. because of the lack of interest/focus students will have on a variation of subjects.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB includes the the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results.It also focused on the fact that no matter what the results are from the math and reading standardized testing, students would pass to the next school year. Before the NCLB law was proposed, students who did not pass standardized tests would have to repeat a grade level and pass the tests before they could continue on. The Obama administration wants to rewrite the law because they feel that teachers are spending too much time focusing on tests rather than teaching the material students should be learning. The administration feels to much time and effort is put into the distribution of the standardized test. Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, said that the administration wants to “ensure that the tests -- and time spent in preparation for them -- don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction.” Some major changes that would be implemented would include limiting the number of standardized testing and increasing the focus on other subjects as well. According to Duncan, he said that there would be an improvement on helping low-income schools and they would create a system of teacher evaluations that would focus on students learning. This legislation is a problem to both the teachers and students because it’s unnecessary time being wasted. Teachers have to spend time making not only the test for their class but also to help the students prepare for the standardized test instead of the class subject itself. Without students learning the proper subjects and lessons in school, the amount of students going onto college and a successful career can jeopardize the economy in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of the NCLB is to evaluate students progress each year. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation to limit the time school systems spend on standardized testing preparations. Excessive time of preparations might interfere with classroom institutions. This will implement changes such as allowing states to request waivers in exchange to apply Obama-favored education reforms including test based teacher evaluations, improved access to high quality education, helpful teacher evaluation system and high standards. Due to the legislature teachers have to spend (waste) time preparing for those standardized tests. The future economy might be negatively affected because with the NCLB system, students will fail to learn necessary material which could help them later on.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of the No Child Left Behind is by testing reading and math. This testing improves profit for test makers. The Obama Administration is trying to rewrite the law to decrease the amount of testing that students receive. The great amount of tests that students must complete is demanding for students as well as schools and teachers. Improvements to this law include limiting tests and reevaluation of schools, teachers, and the progress of students education. This legislation adds stress to both the student and parent. Some potential economic problems are more students passing more easily which makes some unready for the workforce. I personally am in favor of this change because I believe that my peers and I have too many tests to take, in which some are multiple in a day, and day after day, which is absurd.
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ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB is too see that all students are making progress by the year and they aren’t getting held back in school because of their failing subjects which was signed by George W. Bush. This includes the annual standardized testing of public school students for reading and math. The Obama Administration want to rewrite the legislation because it has errors, and multitude of the students are not learning through the years, so they want to make sure that the tests and exams aren't excessive. The major changes that would be implemented are from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the number of standardized testing and increasing the focus on other subjects. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students because the teachers won't be paid due to testing and students will not be learning actual school lessons rather but will be learning on passing one test. The economic issues are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States is the low income that the families struggle to get their kids into colleges because of test score's and the lack of jobs the students are able to receive because of the low test scores that can't get them into college.
ReplyDeleteThe main focus of No Child Left Behind Act is for students to take annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects to help student pass through out the years. It allows parents teachers and faculties where students stand academically as each year goes by. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite Legislation because they feel as though enforcing all of these tests, it takes away from actually learning and taking time away from the true curriculum. The major changes that would be implemented include states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reforms and the number of standardized testing. This legislation is a problem for teachers and students because it takes away from the regular learning curriculum by having teachers and students focus on the standardized tests instead of what is needed to be learned in a short time period. The future economy could be negatively affected because students are wasting their time learning about standardized testing rather than the important subjects that are needed to be learned to help improve the real world with intelligent individuals .
ReplyDeleteObserving that all students are making progress each year is the main focus if NCLB. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation to make sure the testing preparation doesn't take away from needed classroom instruction. The major changes that would be implemented are states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reforms. The education reforms include test- based evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable, and the use of common educational standards. Major changes would be higher standards, access to high quality preschools, and better support for low income schools. The NCLB is a problem for students because students spend so much time on tests so they hardly learn in the classroom. Teachers are also not paid what they deserve. The economy might be affected because if they don’t teach students important things and spend time prepping on a one time test rather than a lifetime of obstacles, then our generation isn't going to go as far as we all want it to.
ReplyDeleteThis article is about whether or not the congress should rewrite the guidelines to the No Child Left Behind Act and limit the standardized testing or to keep it mandatory for students to be enrolled in all standardized tests. The major focus of No Child Left Behind was that students are required to take annual standardized tests in the math and reading subjects. Stated “NCLB, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results.” The Obama administration wants to rewrite the legislation because he wanted to limit the amount of time teachers were spending in class on this. Duncan stated last summer, the law must "ensure that the tests and time spent in preparation for them don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction. The major changes that would be implemented are states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reforms. The education reforms include test- based evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable, and the use of common educational standards.This legislation is a problem to both the teachers and students because it’s unnecessary time being wasted. If schools continue to focus on standardized tests, then the future wouldn't come out good because the student wouldn't have learned anything except for tests. Since students were not educated properly when they have graduated it will be difficult for them because they would never have the proper skill or knowledge on how the government works or how to handle money or even get a job.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB is to be evaluating how every child is doing on the testing that they have to do and seeing the progress thats being made to make sure that no child gets held back. NCLB mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results. Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because they think that teachers aren't really focused on teaching the actual curriculum. They think that the teacher are just focused on the testing and helping the kids do well that it takes time away from the kids actually learning. The major changes that would be implemented would be states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reforms and the number of standardized testing and lowering the amount of testing students need to take. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students because teachers will not be getting paid the amount that they actually deserve and because of that, they wont be teaching the students everything they should be. They would be depriving students of their education. Future economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States would be that students would lack the knowledge and skills they need to go out into the world and find a job or do what they dream/want to do. It will be harder for them to find a well paying job.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of the NCLB is to create standardized tests concerning math and reading subjects annually in order to make observations of student progress from a year to year basis. The Obama Administration wishes to rewrite this legislation to ensure that teachers and students alike are not spending an excess of time preparing for and taking standardized tests. The massive amounts of time being used for the preparation and actual test taking are cutting actual class time and depriving students of their right to an education, an education that shouldn't revolve around memorizing a few things for a standardized test. Some major changes that would be implemented include allowing states to request waivers in exchange for agreeing to implement Obama-favored education reforms, such as teacher test-based evaluations and revamped systems for holding schools accountable. Although standardized testing has increased test scores and achieved the highest-ever graduation rates, this legislation is a problem for students and teachers due to the fact that the focus of teacher's curriculum is teaching students basic information for reading and math that they need to know in order to take these standardized tests. In consequence, teachers are not spending as much time on other subjects such as arts, history, foreign languages, financial literacy, physical education and after school activities, which are essentials to a growing mind. These policy changes may have negative or positive economic consequences; students may learn more information that may aid them in the real world or they will find that there is no need to absorb this information because there will be fewer tests. Either way, things will balance themselves out where the students whom learn more will gain an increased human capital and the student that neglect their education will be held back and accountable for their own faults.
ReplyDeleteTh Obama Administration has wanted to get rid of No Child Left Behind, an ineffective law passed by the Bush Administration in 2002, which expired in 2007 but has since still been in effect. They want to abolish the NCLB Act because of many reasons including the fact that it stresses teachers to focus on so much testing that it takes away actual learning time-counteracting the goals of the actual testing. In order to balance out taking to NCLB and maintaining the atmosphere, changes have to be implemented including test-based teacher evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable and the use of common educational standards. Teachers and students nationwide are having trouble grasping this debacle. Though it seems this is a minor problem to some, it affects the future of America greatly. because of all of this unnecessary testing, and all the unnecessary time being wasted on how to fix it, students aren't getting adequate education. All of the classroom time is being spent prepping for the tests so it doesn't make the schools and teachers look bad when in reality they all know they need to be in their classrooms seriously LEARNING. This inadequate system of "learning" will cause (and is causing) kids to not get a proper education, thus leading to less jobs, less money, and eventually, a depleting economy for America.
ReplyDeleteThe primary focus of NCLB is to make sure students and schools are improving every year. Then staying the same or getting worst by any chance. Now Obama and his administration would like to rewrite the legislation because NCLB doesn't reward the teacher for the extra work they have to put in to prepare the students for these tests. Now a major chance in the legislation would be the absent of excessive testing. Test will be given for a specific reason, but also a broader range of testing not just math, science, and reading but also subjects like finnancial literacy. With so many students passing and getting into college.Students won't care about college and grades/efforts will drop because of that lowering the new generations economic value to the world.
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB), signed into law by President George W. Bush 13 years ago, mandated annual standardized testing in multiple subjects that came with consequences based on a student’s test results. These tests were made to help the students, as well as anyone affiliated with them, to understand where they stand academically. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because, as Duncan stated, the law must "ensure that the tests -- and time spent in preparation for them -- don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction." Basically, the Obama Administration is lessening the amount of time spent on these standardized tests and the preparation to implement the changes they see as necessary. This is a problem to teachers and students because a chunk of time during each school year is, not necessarily wasted, but spent on these standardized tests that only bring in a diagnostic score. Although the scores do show where the students stand, a lot of them do not take it seriously because the score will not count against them. Teachers could have more time to teach their other 5-7 subjects in class, as opposed to preparing for and taking these standardized tests. Future economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States are very evident as we go on through school today. Many of the students are just trying to pass with the minimum average because they are being taught lessons that they may never need in the future. Students don’t actually learn the real facts and information about economics or government until sometime between their sophomore and senior years in high school. Even then, it’s not like the students are being taught how to buy a house or how to finance things. They are taught the bare minimum because that is what their curriculum calls for.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB is to see the progress students make each year. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because, they feel that enforcing these test takes away from the curriculum. Major changes that would be implemented would be states being allowed to request waivers in exchange for educational reforms. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students because, teachers spend too much time preparing for standardized tests And it cuts of their time to plan and teach course curriculum and for Students, they spend so much time studying and taking test they barely learn in classes. Future economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the US could be that they change the school system into you learn something in class then right after; you test on it . Then by doing this children will miss the importance of things from history and economic things for the present.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article it stated ,In the year 2002, during the George W. Bush era, he signed in an act called the No Child Left Behind Act. It focuses on making sure all public school students are given a standardized test in both reading and mathematics. The Obama administration wants to rewrite this act due to him feeling as though each state is on a different page with their testing standards. It becomes tedious and with having so much testing it takes away from instruction time in the academic school year. There are a variety of major changes that would be beneficial as isto lower the amount of testing kids are forced to take in the school year.Also this will help more students focus on other major courses.Also there will be a system to help low-income schools. This legislation has became and issue for teachers due to them having to spend so much time preparing for the mandatory tests.Which gives them no time to teach things that are important but not in the curriculum. If students are unable to learn the proper things, from economist point in the future this will be a detrimental problem. Students are being deprived of their education. SAYRABI GOODLETT.
ReplyDeleteIn 2002, George W Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law. The main focus of the law is to require students to take tests on all math and reading subjects. In some grades these standarized tests are needed to pass. The Obama administration is trying to rewrite the NCLB law because it is taking up too much time in classroom, teaching the standardized tests. Major changes that would be made are the teaching plans teachers would have to change. Also the number and weight of the standardized tests would be reduced greatly. And because so much time is being spent on teaching the ways of these standarized tests, students arent exposed to real world situations. Therefore once they are set free, they are lost and it becomes hard to support them selves in the world because they were so unprepared. Then we have more people who become unemployed and or homeless and then our economy falls tremendously.
ReplyDeleteThe NCLB is a George W. Bush-era school accountability law, signed in 2002. NCLB stands for No Child Left Behind. It is an act that mandates all public school students are given a standardized test in both reading and mathematics.
ReplyDeleteThe Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation because they want to reduce the burden of testing, eliminate redundant and unnecessary tests, and to make sure children get enough time for actual classroom instruction. Also, children are not being challenged and prepared for the future, and they want to fix that.
Major changes that would be implemented are the amount of tests, and the preparation for tests. Focus would be set on more actual teaching time, and testing would be not limited only to mathematics and reading but available to other subjects.
The NCLB a problem to teachers because more funds are in unnecessary test booklets rather than teacher salaries. With teachers having a low salary, this gives the incentive to people to not want to work as a teacher. As for students they are learning less than what is needed, leaving them unprepared for the future. Students would know what is the answer but not why it is the answer.
Future economic issues likely to result from the quality of education in the United States are fewer number of jobs, increase of low-income jobs, and less knowledge in their jobs. If someone thought going to the Sun at night was plausible, we would also be scared of how they contribute to the economy.
The NCLB was a law that was signed by George W. Bush during his presidency in 2002. It mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades. The Obama Administration wishes to rewrite the legislation because the standardized tests that President Bush had implemented are taking away time from teaching students a basic curriculum in order to get more students to graduate. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan even reassures that the law must “ensure that the test – and time spent in preparation for them – don’t take excessive time away from actual classroom instruction.” Some major changes that would be made to the legislation would be to allow states to request waivers in exchange for education reforms, decreasing the number of standardized tests, and increasing the focusing more on other subjects rather than the standardized tests. This legislation is a problem to students and teachers because it limits their classroom time as they instead have to focus on preparing for these standardized tests. Possible outcomes of this economic issue in the future from the quality of education in the United States is the government may need to do quite a few cut-backs in order to implement this plan, because the Board of Education would require some form of compensation in order to allow a change in their system and for the wiliness of teachers to succeed in a new curriculum.
ReplyDeleteThe No Child Left Behind Act was first signed by George W. Bush that mandated students would be annually standardized tested in reading and math in public schools, and move on to the next grade level no matter what the score. However,unintended consequences of NCLB have reinforced the wrong behaviors in attempting to strengthen public education. The NCLB has created incentives for states to lower their standards that is emphasized punishing failure over rewarding success. The Obama Administration desire to change this legislation because test preparation is taking out too much time for students to actually learn the course. So major changes would be implemented including the limit of the amount of standardized tests and major focus on other subjects. Arne Duncan said low-income schools would receive some improvements and a system of teacher evaluation would be created in order to focus on student learning growths and more. The problem with the Bush legislation is teachers and students do spend too much time for those standardized tests. Proper education is needed in order for our country to function, and the students today will be our future leaders. If the quality of education doesn't change then our future leaders may not how to answer to real world problems because it was not implemented in the standardized testing.
ReplyDeleteBasically, the purpose of No Child Left Behind is for all schools to take annual standardized tests and if they don’t pass it then they will get consequences. The Obama Administration is trying to rewrite and fix the legislation because it has errors, and a lot of the students are not learning throughout the year but they are always taking tests or exams. So as of right now the administration has allowed states to get waiver forms. Also they are trying to set a limit of the amount of time spent on standardized test prep. Teachers had to minimize doing what they love in order to follow the NCLB law. If schools continue to focus on standardized tests, then the future wouldn’t come out good because the student wouldn’t have learned anything except for tests. The economy might be affected because if they don’t teach students how to manage money then they don’t know how to deal with money.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus on the No Child Left Behind Act is for not only parents but the teachers and students to realize where they are standing academically and to know how much progress all the students are making each year. The issue that they are facing with having these standardized tests is that the teachers are focusing more on getting students to pass the test rather than teaching them real life information that they should be learning. Duncan says that the tests must ensure that teachers are not spending time in preparation for them and are not taking excessive time away from the actual classroom setting. Also they are trying to set a limit of the amount of time spent on standardized test prep. Quoted from the article “We’ll urge Congress to have states set limits on the amount of time spent on state- and district-wide standardized testing, and notify parents if they exceed those limits.” Teachers had to minimize doing what they love in order to follow the NCLB law. If schools continue to focus on standardized tests, then the future wouldn’t come out good because the student wouldn’t have learned anything except for tests.
ReplyDeleteNCLB's major focus is to monitor that all students' progress throughout the schoolyear. Testing on subjects such as reading and math have been the focal point of their studies. This is problematic however in that principal and many teachers do not benefit accordingly from these high test scores. The Obama Administration wants to rewrite the legislation to make sure the tests and testing preparation is not excessive and therefore the teachers get paid in accordance. It has been proven that excessive testing and test preparations take away from needed classroom instruction (as mentioned by Ms. Meachum when comparing her teaching experience before and after such testing was introduced). The first steps in trying to combat this problem is implementing a policy where states must request waivers in exchange for education reforms. These education reforms would include test- based evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable, and the use of common educational standards. There would also be access to high quality preschools, better support for low income schools, helpful evaluation systems, and higher standards. The NCLB has proven to be problematic for teachers and students because of the amount of class time it consumes with very little overall benefit. An economic issue likely to arise involves students going into the task force with very little real world skills. As the classroom focuses on how to past tests, they have no time to teach students basic need-to-know skills and how the lessons relate to their lives. Another economic issue also involves teacher unemployment. Those teachers whose work is not reflected in their paychecks are more likely to quit their jobs as well as those teachers who are great teachers but do not focus on how to past the standardized testing may be let go.
ReplyDeleteThe major focuses of No Child Left Behind are to test students nationally with standardized testing on reading and mathematics. Obama's Administration wants to rewrite NCLB because it is outdated and needs to be updated in order to have students not fail and succeed. Some major changes that will be made are now teachers will be allowed to teach rather than just brain wash students to past a standardized test. It takes away time from teaching in the classroom and learn valuable material. If we kept the horrible legislative laws for education it can have our future leaders not have common sense and just a standardized brain. They won't be able to think outside of the box.
ReplyDeleteThe major focus of NCLB is to use standardized tests to judge students to see if they are ready to go onto the next grade level, and it also helps keep track of their progress. The Obama administration wanted to rewrite the legislation because students are more focused on passing the tests then actually learning and trying to become something in life. A major change that would be implemented is that states are allowed to request waivers in exchange for education reform. Education reforms include revamped systems for holding schools accountable, and test based evaluations. The legislation is not benefiting the teachers because they aren’t getting paid for their sufficient amount but get paid based on a test filled curriculum instead. Some economic issues that I think is likely to happen is that education funds are not going to go to schools that need them the most, and teacher salaries are going to decrease even more.
ReplyDeleteThe NCLB is responsible for the distribution of reading and math standardized testing. Obama wants to rewrite the legislation to ensure that students are receiving the proper education. Without so much focus on testing, teachers can pay more attention to teaching concepts that students could not learn on their own. In my opinion teachers should provide an education that is specific to their experiences. I can read on my own, but what can you teach me? I want to learn something not everybody is aware of. This could benefit the economy in the long run because we could have people that are educated in different subjects who can contribute something new to the world. If everybody continues to get the same education and passes the same tests we become somewhat robots. Education needs to be more personalized. I think that the future of education is bright because we have people standing up for individual rights.
ReplyDeleteAfter years of dancing around Congress to help states evade the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration thinks it's time to go back to the legislative drawing board. No Child Left Behind, the Bush-era school accountability law, must be rewritten, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a speech Monday. And despite an ever-growing chorus against required standardized testing, such tests must remain mandatory, Duncan said, because "parents and teachers and students have both the right and the absolute need to know how much progress all students are making each year."NCLB, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, mandated the annual standardized testing of public school students in reading and math in some grades, and it doled out consequences based on those test results Since then, while schools have made progress by showing increased minority test scores and posting the highest-ever high school graduation rates, Duncan said, "we cannot allow ourselves to believe that we are yet doing justice by all of our young people."
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ReplyDeleteThis article mainly debates the topic of whether or not the congress should rewrite the guidelines to the No Child Left Behind Act and limit the standardized testing or keep it mandatory for students to be enrolled in all standardized tests. The major focus on the No Child Left Behind Act is for not only parents but the teachers and students to realize where they are academically speaking and to know the progress of the students per year. The issue that they are facing with having these standardized tests is that the teachers are focusing more on getting students to pass the tests and assesments more than they are about teaching them long term life-skills that they need to know for their future. Duncan says that the tests must ensure that teachers are not spending time in preparation for them and are not taking excessive time away from the actual classroom setting. Administration has called limits to the amount of time they can use in the classroom for preparing towards these tests. The ACT is focusing on its crude metrics, the focus it allegedly shifted from other subjects by testing reading and math, and the morale-dampening effect the law is said to have had on teachers. The Obama administration wants to rewrite the legislation in an attempt limit the amount of time teachers were spending giving unnecessary lessons an assessments . It has not been rewritten as of 2008, but some changes have been made such as it allowed states to request waivers from the law's strictest facets, in exchange for agreeing to implement several Obama-favored education reforms, such as test-based teacher evaluations, revamped systems for holding schools accountable and the use of common educational standards. This legislation is a problem to teachers and students because teachers will not be paid to their best due to testing and students will not have the ability to learn for real life opportunities rather than learning towards passing one test. Some economic issues that are likely to result from the quality of education in the United States is that the future will not have the correct education to live properly in the real world. Students will have a knowledge on information does not necessarily help them succeed. Students in school today and of generations to come are our future. If they are not well taught then our future as a whole isn't looking too bright either.
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