Keep the Heavy Hand of the Federal government out of our k-12 educaitonal system
The best advice I could give Mr. Obama is for him to listen to Diane Ravitch, a scholar far more qualified than I to comment on national educational policy. From where I stand NCLB is just another unjustice unsound govermental mandate that we have to suffer until the Monster collapses from its own weigth and stupidity.
Diane RAVITCH says:
Never before has the heavy hand of the federal government reached so intrusively into every classroom in the nation. And there is little to show for this intrusion.
The Obama administration can get off to a good start by revising NCLB.
First, it should eliminate the goal of universal proficiency by 2014, because it is unattainable. Period. No state or nation has ever achieved 100% proficiency.
Second, it should recognize that the federal government is best at providing accurate information, such as what children in each grade need to know to be abreast of international standards (that is known as the curriculum) and whether our children are meeting those standards (that is, testing); third, the administration should expect states and districts to fashion appropriate reforms and remedies in their schools.
http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/11/09/obama-education-president-oped-cx_dr_1109ravitch.html
I hope Mr. Obama has enough sense to listen to Ms. Ravitch; we who are about to die –in the trenches- salute you.
Richard (”Ricardo”) MUNRO
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