Get rid of No Child Left Behind
I think that we need to get rid of the no child left behind act. It is a hinderance to teachers who really want to teach. They get bogged down in testing and making sure that they are meeting the test standards that they don’t have time to be quality teachers. Teachers should not be teaching to a test. This is not the most effective way to get through to students and leaves a lot of students behind.
Also, teachers’ salaries need to be increased. With the amount of time and work that goes into being a teacher, if we do not compensate teachers properly, we will not get qualified teachers into our schools. It’s pretty simple. We will get out of our schools what we put in.
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I totally agree to get rid of the “No Child Left Behind Act.” I was hired to teach first grade, but becaue I missed one of my exams by 1 point twice in a row, I was put as a long term sub. I don’t thinkit is fair because my students were at the top of the list for improvement scores. It makes you not want to teach and persue another career. The bad thing about it is that I was moved with only 6 weeks remaining in school. A person can guess on a test and luck up and get the correct answers! I hope that Obama put an end to this problem. I have seen so many teachers quit because they could not handle the class, but they are supposed to be so qualified! I am going to send a letter or get in touch with Obama some kind of way about this horrible situation. My life has changed because of one stupid point. That is ridiculous!!!
No Child Left Behind has been a nightmare for my child’s Special Education and a huge waste of money in some ways. Parents need to be included in determining how and if the testing procedures are appropriate for children with disabilities. Please understand that the testing for children with special needs in Maryland starts in October and goes through March! The tested material takes priority over the Individual Education Plan because teachers are forced to make the alternative tests, pre-test, train and post test the goals so the child passes. In reality, the IEP gets whatever time is leftover. Principals could excuse children but don’t because it is a conflict of interest to THEIR grade on their school. Teachers don’t advocate for children to be excused where it is contraindicated because they are intimidated and threatened with their credentialing. At minimum there needs to be a accessible DOORWAY OUT for children who are being harmed by the weight NCLB takes over the rights to a free and appropriate education that is supposed to be protected by ADD and IDEA. It is tragic to make a child do trial after trial until they can point to the quadrilateral or table of contents on a book when what they really need to master is their speech device and how to say they need help or hello. Furthermore, the children are stressed and are learning failure and to hate school. I also fear good teachers will choose not to work in Special Education because making these alternative tests is ridiculously demanding and frustrating. Thank you.