When it comes to NCLB, we all seem to be in agreement that while it looks good on paper, it fails to come together in practice. Many things that were promised are missing, such as funding for schools that need assistance. We also seem to agree that keeping educators current on teaching methods and practices is a necessity. Marcie stated that, “I feel as though if one is an educator, the should be well on top of education themselves.” Sheila came into contact with this part of the act first hand when she had to go back to school to get her certification to teach Pre-K. She wrote that her students got a kick out of the fact that she was in school also. This promotes education in the classroom by modeling. As far as professional development goes, Marcie and I both felt it should be the job of the district to provide this for its teachers.
NCLB tries to unify the diversity that is present within schools. Lauren makes a good point with regard to this by noting that the language spoken in school is not always the same as that spoken at home. Therefore, what is taught at school might not be carried over in the home if they are speaking different languages. Marcie agreed and discussed the fact that NCLB doesn’t really take ELL students or those with special needs into consideration. Lauren summed this up by saying, “NCLB wants all children to be the same, when in theory it is impossible to compare children from different backgrounds.”
Basically, we seem to agree that NCLB is in need of lots of reforms to make it more beneficial. All students need to be considered, not just the “average” students the act seemed to target. Afterall, what does average really mean?
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