School Daze: No Child Left Behind - ASK THE EXPERT

[boooooby01]

The Center for American Progress (The organization that paid for this video) is simply a mouth piece for the teachers unions. The increased funding that they are demanding gets skimmed off in raises for teachers and administrators. Be very wary when you hear the teachers unions or their minions talking about increased funding. The money is not going to benefit children/students.

[KIFulgore]

Oh yes, the only thing wrong with NCLB is lack of "funding" and "incentives." Yeah, right. We need more "programs" and "support."

Then why can charter schools spend $3000 on students and outperform public schools that are spending $10000+?

[sk8pn]

@KIFulgore holy crap thats ineffective

[4G64TurboSpyder]

...if the stupid can't hack simple learning or don't show the initiative to want to learn, which is the actual problem for the majority of low-testing schools, then leave em behind. I believe the Evolutionary theory calls this "Survival of the Fittest" lol.

[samiemma]

Test score numbers are poor measures of what teachers know and can do.

NCLB should require performance exhibitions, portfolios and authentic assessments to supplement the poor accountability of only abstractions such as test scores.

[meganart]

WHAT A BUNCH OF BULLSHIIIIT

[fnstpl]

bullshit

[GuitarDudeX]

Everyone is "Blah-Blah-Blahing" about the NCLB act, everyone is talking about it, debating it, wanting to revise it, reauthorize it, fund it, etc.. etc... EVERYONE is talking about it and is going to do something about it..... Everyone EXCEPT for the TEACHERS!!! The Teachers are The "Experts". The Teachers know what their students need. The teachers should get to have a BIG say in this matter, but we're just TOLD what to do. Not asked what we SHOULD do. All for very low pay.

[cancercrab08]

Scap it!

[vianka127]

In the past Special Ed. students and none or limited English students were exempted from national standardized tests. How can students who can't test at regular classroom standards be expected to test. These groups being included are pulling scoring school scores down everywhere and is causing major stress to schools. NCLB needs to exclude these students until they can test and leave Special Ed. completely out. ELL students have there own tests that monitor their progress.

[vianka127]

In the past Special Ed. students and none or limited English students were exempted from standardized testing. How can you add students who can't test at regular classroom standards. If you don't have English wait until they can test. These groups of students are pulling down scores everywhere and are causing major stress to schools. Politicians need to exclude these kids until they can test and leave Special Ed. students completely out.

[favoritefoods]

Oh, please.....NCLB is a BAD Act.

[ididntdoit410]

If you do your homework instead of listening to a biased media, you will see this program began under Kennedy, then called the secondary and primary education act. VERY PROGRESSIVE act, especially for the time. Since then conservatives have worked to make the program look like a failure, most noticeably a 40 BILLION LACK OF FUNDING FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. No wonder the damn program "doesn't" work.

[drsmilemaker]

Ms. Chait gave an excellent presentation of this important educational program. She certainly seems to be an "expert" in this field. Kudos to her!

[ogjimkenobi]

I'm not sure I'm convinced its the best plan, it seems to me it may be a better idea to come up with an entirely new plan, there has to be something that will work more effectivly than this.

[CasperClear]

How about you educate yourself on the first plan before you disenfranchise others to the idea of it!