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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Most parents who complain are saying similar things due to experience, not some political ads. [/quote]

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I have been against NCLB from the beginning.  I believe in accountability, but I was a teacher and I could see the problems right away.

I saw the problems from the beginning, and, sadly, it has proven to be true.

Assuming that the set standards are good (and that is an assumption-not a fact), then the test needs to evaluate the child's progress on those standards.

1. These tests do not necessarily evaluate the student's achievement on these standards accurately.  From articles I have read, there are serious problems with some of the questions.  
2. There are technical problems with the roll out of these tests.
3. The test results are delayed and really not helpful to the teacher.
4. All sorts of factors can affect a child's performance on a test: illness; emotional problems; social issues; hunger; lighting; noise; family issues; etc.etc.
5. Even with computers, tests are not always given evenly across classes.

As far as evaluating schools and comparing achievement:
6. Schools are not on a level playing field.  
7. All kids take the grade level test--even when some are not near grade level.  This is frustrating to the kids and teachers and gives us no information other than the child is failing the test.
8. Truancy is a big problem in some schools. 
9. Mobility (kids moving in and out of schools) is another problem beyond the control of the school.  A school could be evaluated on a child who has not attended the school but for a few months.

And, then, 
Fraud[/quote]

If there are problems, then you identify the problems and you FIX THEM.  That's what the America of our Founding Fathers up through the Greatest Generation were all about.  Not "sweep it under the carpet" and "deny" and "just scrap it all if you don't like some part of it..."[/quote]

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