When a school does not meet AYP, it is usually because an educational program is lacking. In order to fix this problem, schools need extra funds, remediation programs or other assistance. Instead, the NCLB act does nothing to this nature to assist the cause. How could we support a program that abides by these stipulations?
Testing is not coupled with plans and funding to remedy the problems that are detected from testing the students. Instead, a system of increasing punishment is provided that places the schools resources in danger of being taken away. Often times, this creates a smaller chance of success for the students and teachers alike. Because schools and teachers are punished if they fail AYP, the incentives are to set lower expectations rather than higher expectations to increase segregation by class and race and push the low-performing students out of school entirely. In addition, the schools, districts and states manipulate the system by excluding students who are projected to not do well and to create classifications for dropputs so that they reduce the amount of unfavorable results.
With this said, why would anyone agree with the NCLB act?
Do you agree or disagree with NCLB? Why/Why not?
What other problems come from these types of manipulation by the schools?
What are the challenges to teaching to the tests?
Shouldn't schools that aren't reaching AYP be given extra funding to achieve better scores?
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