Comments on: Dumbing Down Americuh

By: solo piano

solo piano — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:58:55 +0000

cats rule!

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:40:16 +0000

Even longer change in time…I’m bored and looked at old pics.

Being a student, I hate NCLB. Like you said, it’s great on paper, but when you get down to it, all the standardized testing only makes it worse.

“[kids] whose parents don’t work with them at home, don’t make them study, and blame the teacher because they don’t ‘teach’ ”
^ That makes my blood boil and makes me thankful that my parents fall under none of those categories.

By: HappyTomatoGirl

HappyTomatoGirl — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:31:30 +0000

Sad but true, NCLB is more like No Child Moves Ahead. And I should know, because I was in elementary school when that was passed. As a “gifted kid,” I was never challenged enough because of the NCLB thing . . . and it was really annoying.

By: Alahmnat

Alahmnat — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:20:55 +0000

I read it, Jane. My mom’s a teacher too, and there’s no denying that NCLB is a great idea with atrocious execution.

By: The66Monkey

The66Monkey — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:25:27 +0000

na i doubt even bush can make America worse

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:59:09 +0000

No, you are not wrong, but neither are you right. The idea of NCLB started with the Clintons, this is true. It actually sounds like a great idea. Every child reading on grade level. What person would actually say, no, I don’t think that’s necessary. The problems with NCLB begin with the Bush administration and come from inadequate funding, unclear guidelines, and impossible goals. Schools are in essence held hostage, don’t make ayp and lose your funding. Accountablity is the great buzz word, and as a teacher I know that every job needs accountability, however NCLB places all blame on the teacher. Some states have even proposed laws that would make a teacher’s pay dependent on their students’ test scores. NCLB does not allow for the difficulties teachers face when they teach all children. Broken homes, abused children, foreign language speakers, special needs, to say nothing of children who seem to have all advantages, but whose parents don’t work with them at home, don’t make them study, and blame the teacher because they don’t “teach”. NCLB under Bush has increased standardized testing in our schools, causing many schools to drop non-essential subjects like music, art, gym, recess, social studies. Schools have not received the funding that was promised them and the pressure is so great that the majority of new teachers leave the field after the first three years. Being a teacher myself, I could go on and on about the horror that is NCLB in your average public school, but this post is long enough for an old picture no one is going to read.

By: asdgsafdg

asdgsafdg — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:13:15 +0000

Yeah um I don’t get what’s so stupid about our President reading a book to kids…

By: Bex

Bex — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:03:13 +0000

I could be wrong, but wasn’t the “NCLB” act based on Hill’s education plan in Arkansas?

By: matchew

matchew — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:10:20 +0000

the gubermint tawt me how too rite
i kannot reed, but my futurz brite
‘cuz fries I pull, and burgers I sling
I kan always wurk at Burger King

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:40:04 +0000

idiocy.
he’s doin it rite.

By: matchew

matchew — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:37:15 +0000

could you grow the government?
and never veto funds to be spent?
could you forget what conservatives do,
and our hopes in election ‘08 undo?