How sick is this? And it has the President’s blessing. Teachers are screaming because their students cannot pass the mandatory testing required by the No Child Left Behind Act. Waivers are planned for all 50 states if requested. Some 82% of the Nation’s public schools are in jeopardy of being labeled failures. The problem is math. The kids can’t do math. How hard is the math we are asking them to teach and learn? No Child Left Behind became law in 2001, setting a deadline of achieving math and reading skills by 2014. Thirteen years, and our teachers cannot figure out how to get the job done. Are our students really so stupid?
The goal of the No Child Left Behind law is to have every student proficient in math and reading by 2014. States have been required to bring more students up to the math and reading standards each year, based on tests that usually take place each spring. The step-by-step ramping up of the 9-year-old law has caused heartburn in states and most school districts, because more and more schools are labeled as failures as too few of their students meet testing goals…
Duncan has warned that 82 percent of U.S. schools could be labeled failures next year if No Child Left Behind is not changed. Education experts have questioned that estimate, but state officials report a growing number of schools facing sanctions under the law. Source: CNS News
No Child Left Behind was passed by Congress, but the waiver plan will be granted by School Czar Arne Duncan, without the approval of Congress. Just what is it that we need a Congress for?
Critics say No Child Left Behind has never been fully funded by either Democrat or Republican congresses. How does more money equate to better math scores? What about the Billions spent since 2001? Anyone? The Other McCain has a similar story – guess who might be grading your kids college papers.
Can’t do math? Why not? It goes very well with can’t read and write. We will have a generation that is functionally illiterate in both reading and math.
Well done Liberal Bastards! You have gotten what you wanted a sub-educated bunch of trained apes.
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[...] Just this week the Education Czar granted No Child Left Behind waivers – thirteen years to perform by 2012 they were given, and they can’t make it happen [...]
[...] Just this week the Education Czar granted No Child Left Behind waivers – thirteen years to perform by 2012 they were given, and they can’t make it happen – [...]
[...] Just this week the Education Czar granted No Child Left Behind waivers – thirteen years to perform by 2012 they were given, and they can’t make it happen [...]
“Teacher’s are screaming…”
Clearly the education system can not teach appropriate use of apostrophes, either. This plural should not have an apostrophe.
I agree the state of the system is shocking and cannot teach even bright kids the most basic things. Teachers might concede to tick a correct answer, but won’t put a cross against a wrong one, let alone make a correction. All for the sake of fragile so-called “self-esteem” – so that the child does not define themselves by failure.
I am tutoring a 16yo boy is being left behind by the school system. In 9 months I have brought him from third grade maths to eighth grade maths, in spite of his very real learning difficulties. I explained mistakes are not a bad thing bad if you learn from from them. He is improving every week and his confidence is growing with it.
Mistakes should not be ignored. This lesson is not just for maths, it is for life. There is no place for ignorance in life.
bywaternet – thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it. I write and proof-read all day long. Sometimes my eyes no longer see.
Congratulations on your student. There are very few children who cannot learn when parents are tending to his/her welfare.
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The american kids CAN do math for your info. and yes the teachers r screaming- because the teachers dnt no how 2 ac. reach them how dnt talk
“I am tutoring a 16yo boy is being…”
This is me, laughing at my own typo… lol
[...] Just this week the Education Czar granted No Child Left Behind waivers – thirteen years to perform by 2012 they were given, and they can’t make it happen [...]
[...] this week the Education Czar granted No Child Left Behind waivers – thirteen years to perform by 2012 they were given, and they can’t make it happen – [...]
[...] Just this week the Education Czar granted No Child Left Behind waivers – thirteen years to perform by 2012 they were given, and they can’t make it happen – American [...]
[...] My questions were: 1) Why is more money needed to teach math – how does more money equate to better math scores? 2) How hard is the math we are asking them to teach? 3) Are our students really so stupid (or are our teachers just poor teachers)? [...]
[...] on the waivers the Obama administration is issuing to the many states which, after 13 years, have still not prepared their students to comply with the No Child Left Behind’s math requirements… I asked, are our student’s really so stupid? Last week, I noticed a lot of visitors to that [...]