No Child Left Behind Act - 2144 Words

On January 8th, 2002, a bill , No Child Left Behind ,was signed by George W.Bush; His intentions with No Child Left Behind was to transform the education system. Unfortunately, the bill did the opposite of transformation. The bill created an imagination for students and parents that he/she was safe from failing when in the real world, that was far from what the bill actually was doing. If a student does not actually understand the level of material given, why move him or her up anyways unprepared for information added on to the old information that was not fully understood? Although some research have concluded that No Child Left Behind act has accomplished positive progression, there is much stronger evidence to the contrary that No†¦show more content†¦Parents were left with no choice but to throw protests and boycotts(Rich and Lewin 6) ;which of course will almost immediately cause tension in the city and even tension between different parents. The most unpredictable par t about the bill is the students are not the only ones suffering, teachers are suffering as well regarding progression. Ever since No Child Left Behind, the two groups have both been held back from progress and success(Collins par 4).Teachers have cut the students recess time to study for more test rather than actually learning the material.In the parents eyes, Teachers are expected to help students, interact and create a comfortable learning environment;parents will have 100% faith that the proper care and material regarding development and being successful is being transportated to the student(s).If the teachers are not capable of teaching students material that he/she actually needs, due to restrictions and what he/she is allowed to teach, how will progression begin? No Child Left Behind has caused parents and experts to fall close to losing faith with the system. Farmer stated â€Å"Most education experts eventually concluded that No Child Left Behind had failed to deliver real and lasting success, and ultimately left the nation’s schools in a bureaucratic mess† (par 3).The bill has been unrealistic from the start;