How No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Screwed Next Gen
It’s obvious that the first horror of NCLB is that schools begin to look at kids as a statistic instead of caring if they actually learn, as long as they test well. Though, there are errors in the schools way of thinking that make them think that if a child doesn’t test well, but still passes, the average test score will drop. Because of this, kids are being hassled and put under a phenomenal amount of stress at an early age. So much for being a kid these days, right?
Now, that is definitely not the worst aspect of this atrocious act. There are many statistics and articles how the NCLB Act fails minorities by increasing the margin between whites and minorities. Not only that, but how are failing schools supposed to progress if their funding is cut by a ridiculous amount? Schools that are already failing from overcrowded classes because of a lack of teachers and new books are being punished enough as it is, they do not need further financial cuts.
Though, perhaps the most devastating section of the No Child Left Behind Act is the provision that grants the Pentagon direct access to public school records. These records contain all student information to allow contact for military recruitment. This is a big change from the rights students used to have prior to Bush Jr. Just like Big Tobacco, the Pentagon’s motto is “Get’em While They’re Young”.
Obama has more to do than most people can imagine. McCain would have continued a lot of these constitutional breaking laws, acts, and provisions either out of laziness or the fact he does not care about the rights and well being of the general public.
Now for the inevitable Bush Family related scam regarding the No Child Left Behind Act! The Bush family benefits directly for NCLB! Neil Bush started a company that provides software to help students take standardized tests. Ignite, Inc. wanted 30 dollars-per-year-per-student for its software for this deal, netting 60 million dollars. “Having one brother selling something to help students on a test spearheaded by another brother and sanctioned by the president doesn’t look good.”
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