So Your School District is Trying to Pass a Levy…..

This article explains some of the impacts of the no child left behind policy and gives some useful links to studies on the topic.

"No Child Left Behind" was meant to push teachers into insuring that all children learned, passed all tests, and wouldn’t be left behind to repeat the same grade. It did sound like a good plan, but it hasn’t worked. Classes were dumbed down for poor learners. Teachers have been pressed hard. Their time in the class room is a rigid set of rules. They must drill students daily in math and reading so slow learners pass standard tests. No students can be held back and schools are failing at a greater rate than ever before. Government has not provided the resources they promised. It’s time to hand the schools back to the states and get on with learning.

The state of Illinois is currently in a dire financial crisis. Education is always one of the first realms to suffer, but how much more can children stand to lose?

Efficiency standards as a vehicle for educational reform is the expectation that some educators and administrators believe they are the answer and some still believe they are the problem.

Efficiency standards as a means of education reform is negotiable, as some teachers and administrators that the answer, and some still think they are a problem.

A discussion about my views on the No Child Left Behind Act.

The concept of public education is under attack from their own communities and governments. The hope public education creates has to be protected and supported.

The concept of public education is under attack from their own communities and governments. The hope public education creates has to be protected and supported.

Engaged students learn more clearly, remember more factsand connect more with the subject area they are studying. But it is not always a simple task to engage them. A good way to begin a project or a return from a vacation is by connecting the student to the class by writing about themselves.