I think everyone agrees that the concept of no child left behind is a good one. However, it seems to me that the way we are approaching the assessment of whether children are being left behind is all wrong. We are testing skills students have needed in the past instead of preparing them for the future.
"Unreal!! Since NCLB was been enacted, the average elementary school has implemented the following changes:
* 140 MORE minutes per week teaching reading
* 87 MORE minutes for math
* 76 fewer minutes per week for social studies
* 75 fewer minutes per week for science
* 57 fewer minutes per week for art
* 40 fewer minutes for PE"
