NCLB

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Well NCLB is obviously not a great thing for teachers... I mean it expects them to produce results which admittedly are often beyond their control. Most teachers' complaints, however, stem from a very front-lines approach.

What the rest of us are concerned about is the system in general. Before NCLB, there was really no alternative to public schools and there was really no incentive for public schools to improve themselves.

Now, there's incredible pressure, there's free choice for students to go to whatever schools they choose to, there are a lot of excellent choices in charter/magnet schools, etc.

It's not great for y'all on the front lines, we get that, but the legislation wasn't made to force teachers to improve, it was to force the entire system to improve. Despite what the NEA says, from where I'm standing, NCLB has been a pretty successful program.

I get where you are coming from but step into my shoes for a time and then you will see what a crock NCLB really is.

The main problem with NCLB is like my administrator "lots of talk and very little action". NCLB and the government want and demand all these things from teachers yet they aren't giving us the SUPPORT that we need to accomplish these tasks.

The support we need is MONEY. It all comes down to money. Teachers need to have higher salaries. This will fill the spots that so many teachers leave due to cost of living increases and our pay decreases.

Classroom supplies- I spend over 3000 a school year on supplied OUT OF MY OWN POCKET! I do this to get my kids to succeed BECAUSE of NCLB. That is a crock of shit! I SHOULD NOT have to spend that much money to buy my kids the supplies they need to be successful in school because of a FEDERAL LAW!

The government needs to start caughing up the money, otherwise in reality EVERY child will be left behind!