Lidia Padilla
Libs 4960
Summary:
This article mainly talks about President Obama’s decision to remove the No Child Left Behind in public schools. In the NCLB schools are expected to all be at the same level when it comes to test scores. Now they want to leave it up to the schools without having to be at a certain standard.
This doesn’t make me feel anything, not one way or the other. I guess I’m neutral because I can see both points. If we have NCLB, they are trying to make sure schools are doing their part in having the students keep up with the standards. However, it’s difficult for people in the school board to be stating what needs to happen without being in the classrooms. Not all students know the English language. They don’t’ master the language fast enough to score high in the test. English was my second language and I struggled with it and I know there is no way I would have scored high enough to meet their standards. It took time for me to score well. This is great pressure on the schools.
