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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
Honestly, being childless, I don't know jack about this.
But last night at work I listened to a group of guys ranting about it and how bad they think it is. One even said he had sold his house and moved out of town because of it. I'm guessing, from the words he used, it had something to do with "bussing" and race?
So......What's the big deal?
Anyone care to enlighten me?
Dave
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Roughly, it is a way of evaluating teachers, schools and school districts on the basis of how students perform on standardized tests. High percentages of students have to achieve a minimally high score for the school to have fulfilled it's duty to "leave no child behind." It essentially forces schools to teach to the lowest common denominator because they have to focus their attention on getting the students on the left side of the bell curve to pass. If you're in a large school district, there will usually be gifted programs for the kids on the right side of the bell curve, to try to keep them engaged, but the ones in the middle end up not getting pushed to achieve more.
Regards,
D-Ray