Education is very important to many schools; however, some schools go to a far extent to achieve the goal they want. This was demonstrated in "Stop the Madness" by Diane Ravitch. The NCLB wanted students to be proficient in areas like math and reading. However, they didn't take in to consideration about homeless kid, special needs, children who don't speak English, and students who just don't care. It is unrealistic to put goals and not take into consideration things like special needs. They are so focused on grades that they forget the importance of teaching and actually teaching children things they can use in life. Some feel that school should be more than just test and should teach kids things that will be useful outside of school. Ravitch believes that all students should have a fair shot at a great education. Also school is very important, because it determines what college you get into and whether you get a good job or a bad one. Since, the NCLB is putting pressure on the school and the teachers its causing the teachers to act in a way that is not necessarily right. For example teachers start teaching questions that seem exactly identical to the test. She suggest that we should work together to help build are schools back to greatness. Also saying how we have free public education, and other places like Africa don't even have schools to teach their lessons in.
I agree that it is unjust to give a school such unrealistic goals. For not all students are going to be good in math and English, and no matter how hard they try it will always be an area they will struggle in. It also puts so much pressure on the students and the teachers. For the teachers might begin to teach differently in a effort to reach those goals, and this change can cause the student to struggle and become confused.
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