"DSK" wrote in message
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PocoLoco wrote:
The fact that some schools are cheating makes the law a bad one?


And you pretend to teach math?
I hope you don't think this would pass for "logic"

Let's see... without the law there would be no need to cheat on the test
because the test wouldn't exist. Instead of devoting resources to passing
the Federally mandated tests (by means either fair or foul) then the
schools could devote their resources to teaching what the parents & local
school boards decide.

In other words, the law has created the situation of cheating.


The original question: "Is the NCLB act working?", IF there is pressure to
perform and the majority ARE performing then it's better than the schools
would be with no NCLB act.

Your statement seems to indicate that the students don't need these skills,
that there is some OTHER agenda in the school system beyond teaching basic
skills like math and reading.

The fact that schools have to concentrate on basic skills to the exclusion
of all other academics is hopefully a short term problem as those coming up
thru the school system will have those skills before they reach high school.
I don't see the problem in teaching basic skills if they don't have them.
They are a necessary building block for future academics.