Comments on: No Child Left Behind Act Deters High Standards http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/ Free Education for All Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:29:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr Max Reusch http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Dr Max Reusch Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/#comment-1334 Dr Sanford Aranoff needs to stop the shameful self promotion of his poorly titled book and write a few paragraphs that are useful to us in this moment, if he is as insightful as that Dr title he uses would suggest. Dr Sanford Aranoff needs to stop the shameful self promotion of his poorly titled book and write a few paragraphs that are useful to us in this moment, if he is as insightful as that Dr title he uses would suggest.

]]> By: Dr. Sanford Aranoff http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Dr. Sanford Aranoff Sun, 04 May 2008 18:16:40 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/#comment-1075 To know how to educate, we need to know how to study and think. See the new book on amazon.com: "Teaching and Helping Students Think and Do Better". To know how to educate, we need to know how to study and think. See the new book on amazon.com: “Teaching and Helping Students Think and Do Better”.

]]> By: P A Greene http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 P A Greene Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:04:34 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/#comment-1049 You are exactly correct that one of the insidious effects of NCLB is increased disrespect and non-support for the folks (to quote Mike Rowe) who do the dirty jobs that make civilized life possible for the rest of us. The notion that plumbing, welding, and other blue-collar jobs are just what someone "settles for" when they aren't "good enough" for college is an insult to all the people who keep the country functioning. And creating a one-size-fits-all educational system that does not meet their needs only makes them more likely to walk away from educational institutions with even less education than they might otherwise have obtained. It is not simply that schools need higher standards-- it's that we need a variety of standards that suit the needs, abilities, and career paths that our many and varied students will follow. But under NCLB, schools do not exist to meet the needs of the students-- students must be trained to meet the needs of the school. You are exactly correct that one of the insidious effects of NCLB is increased disrespect and non-support for the folks (to quote Mike Rowe) who do the dirty jobs that make civilized life possible for the rest of us.

The notion that plumbing, welding, and other blue-collar jobs are just what someone “settles for” when they aren’t “good enough” for college is an insult to all the people who keep the country functioning.

And creating a one-size-fits-all educational system that does not meet their needs only makes them more likely to walk away from educational institutions with even less education than they might otherwise have obtained.

It is not simply that schools need higher standards– it’s that we need a variety of standards that suit the needs, abilities, and career paths that our many and varied students will follow. But under NCLB, schools do not exist to meet the needs of the students– students must be trained to meet the needs of the school.

]]> By: Mathman6293 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Mathman6293 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:54:47 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/25/no-child-left-behind-act-deters-high-standards/#comment-1046 We are forcing round pegs into square holes. During my 5 years of teaching mostly low level students it is clear to me that most students can perform rigorously but it takes them more time. And they don''t need 4 years of math to succeed in life, especially if they're not going to college to study math or science or engineering. We are forcing round pegs into square holes. During my 5 years of teaching mostly low level students it is clear to me that most students can perform rigorously but it takes them more time. And they don”t need 4 years of math to succeed in life, especially if they’re not going to college to study math or science or engineering.

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