Troops to teachers sounds like a good idea but I havn't talk to a teacher yet that agrees with NCLB. The main criticism being that it doesn't help schools that need it it just puts them farther behind. And transferring to another school isn't an option for many students in rural areas nor could many schools handle the influx of students from failing schools. It also hurts schools that accept special needs students since their perofrmance is included in the evaluation
This was/is correct. Take the time to actually talk with teachers and you will see how NCLB was ripe with unintended consequences. Not all teachers are dead weight and afraid of accountability. Place an exceptional teacher in a district stricken with poverty and other factors impacting education... students don’t magically increase academic achievement. Why should student achievement be tied into teachers performance when there are so many factors that are tied to overall academic achievement?
Teachers should be assessed on fidelity to teaching models/interventions and how well they build rapport with students to get them engaged in learning.
NCLB was a failed policy by Bush.
Race To The Top was a failed Obama policy.
The number 1 factor for increasing a child’s academic achievement is increased parental involvement. Some parents are more invested in their children’s education than others... and you can’t legislate your way to increasing that.
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