Tuesday, October 14, 2008

No Child Left Behind Getting Harder

In the original No Child Left Behind Plan states were required and still are required to get students to 100% profiency in math and reading by the year 2014. The states were required to set out a plan/outline for how they were going to get there. Many schools chose to have low percentage increases for the first few years and then have really high ones later on. That later on time has come and many schools are in a hold trying to make their different sections improve their profiency in math and reading over 10%. This is a lot to ask of the school faculty and the children at those schools. If these schools fail to meet this percentage increases then they will receive the fine that comes with it. Many schools are in trouble now and the plan needs to be reformed immediatly.

1 comment:

Tommy said...

Cam,

I understand the desire for full math and reading proficiency, but how can students get perfect grades in math and reading, which each require vastly different forms of thought? Secondly, I see how difficult a 10% increase in proficiency is, but what period of time is being asked for this increase?

Tommy