President Obama - N.C.L.B and Education in America

President Obama most definitely has a way with words. Although the salary increase sounds nice for teachers, what we should focus on is what President Obama says about the N.C.L.B Act and how it takes class time away from subjects such as art, physical education, foreign languages, etc, in order to focus more on subjects that will be found on standardized tests. Are students in school learning to become educated, or to pass a test?

President Obama - N.C.L.B - Assessment

President Obama comments on the N.C.L.B Act and how modifications for assessing progress in schools needs to be addressed. Do standardized tests correlate with Howard Gardner's educational schmeta of mulitple intelligences? How many different learning intelligences can be assessed by a standardized test?

No Child Left Behind Act - Facts according its CREATORS

Click on the title above for access to facts about the No Child Left Behind (N.C.L.B.) Act provided by the United States Department of Education. Please consult this website inorder to compare and contrast information found here to arguments critizing the N.C.L.B. Act.

The American Dream

Hello everyone. Above you will find a video excerpt by the famous American comedian George Carlin on the topic of education and the American Dream. I am currently organizing some data on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which is mentioned by George in the video. This public law act, aimed at improving the performance of elementary and secondary schooling in the United States, was proposed by former President George Bush on January 23, 2001. The NCLB Act was not officially signed into law until January 8, 2002. I will soon post more information concerning the No Child Left Behind Act. Please feel free to post any comments, whether you agree or disagree with what George Carlin is saying.

Welcome...

Welcome to my blog. I hope you find the information and articles on this page interesting. The purpose of my blog is not to comfort or please you. In fact, much of what I post will be unconventional and avant-garde. My only intention is to make you question and think on various planes. Please keep an open mind and enjoy your inquiry.

"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates

"The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer" - Alice Wellington Rollins