NCLB-Education

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

Oddly, most union members are against accountability...amazing! Not that it will cure the problem, but it doesn't seem like a bad thing.

One problem, many causes. Focusing on one is like trying to nail jello to a wall.

As a union member, I agree that accountability is not in and of itself a bad thing, and I think it's too hard to get bad teachers out and for that I blame the union, but I think the NCLB just puts even more focus on test scores, and school just becomes about tests, not on learning. Lord knows high test scores show nothing other than an ability to take tests. I got a 1400 on my SATs first time out (didn't bother to take again after that) and it's been of, let's see.... um... yep, absolutely no use in my life.

I agree with you there are many causes, though. I think fixing it would take politicians willing to sacrifice their re-electibility because big change takes a while to show it's working and they'd have to be willing to be very unpopular while the change happens. And that would happen the third Thursday from NEVER.