Comments on: The Irony of No Child Left Behind (and Untested) http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/the-irony-of-no-child-left-behind-and-untested/ One Attorney's Pursuit of Justice Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:09:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Amy http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/the-irony-of-no-child-left-behind-and-untested/#comment-1119 Amy Tue, 13 May 2008 08:27:28 +0000 http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-1119 I personally know of certain schools which encouraged learning disabled children to tranfer to other schools within the district to raise test scores. The ctbs test did a great job measuring students thirty years ago. And the better school system used that test to check themselves. However, the CATS test does not have reliability or validity that the old ctbs test does. The question is this; does teaching to the test produce better wholly educated students? No it doesn't. Moreover, because schools focus on the subject area tested that year, and ignore other areas; it hurts all students. I personally know of certain schools which encouraged learning disabled children to tranfer to other schools within the district to raise test scores.

The ctbs test did a great job measuring students thirty years ago. And the better school system used that test to check themselves. However, the CATS test does not have reliability or validity that the old ctbs test does. The question is this; does teaching to the test produce better wholly educated students? No it doesn’t. Moreover, because schools focus on the subject area tested that year, and ignore other areas; it hurts all students.

]]> By: Amanda Moke http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/the-irony-of-no-child-left-behind-and-untested/#comment-1111 Amanda Moke Mon, 05 May 2008 22:18:16 +0000 http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-1111 David posed a great question. But, prior to NCLB, were teachers held accountable? Wasn't the system self-checking? I realize that measuring our students is a good way analyze the success of our education system, but sometimes things just cannot be measured. I can't measure my own knowledge...how can we measure the nations? David posed a great question. But, prior to NCLB, were teachers held accountable? Wasn’t the system self-checking? I realize that measuring our students is a good way analyze the success of our education system, but sometimes things just cannot be measured. I can’t measure my own knowledge…how can we measure the nations?

]]> By: David http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/the-irony-of-no-child-left-behind-and-untested/#comment-1105 David Sun, 04 May 2008 05:42:52 +0000 http://elusivejustice.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-1105 The question is this: How do you make teachers accountable? I agree NCLB has gone awry. However, the education field has not come up with any system of accountability. The question is this: How do you make teachers accountable? I agree NCLB has gone awry. However, the education field has not come up with any system of accountability.

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