tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26532377.post7332935752490966844..comments2023-11-05T05:40:36.672-06:00Comments on The Lemonade Stand: Public Service AnnouncementViolethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258853705075543782noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26532377.post-54372224670830770712007-09-05T09:05:00.000-05:002007-09-05T09:05:00.000-05:00I agree with you, Blogarita, that there are many o...I agree with you, Blogarita, that there are many other issues with NCLB... Many demographics of children are being hurt by this policy and teachers are losing their passion for their jobs when they are handed a script and told "This is the way you will teach" - - when has every student ever learned in the same way??<BR/><BR/>Very few people have the option of sending their children to private schools and there are a lot of drawbacks to that option as well. Many private schools don't have the extra curricular options of public schools, most are heavy from the religious perspective, and in some states they are not required to hire teachers who are certified in the areas they are hired to teach. However, as the article points out there are a couple of major things going for them: They don't have to accept all students and they aren't required to take the state mandated tests that the public schools are.<BR/><BR/>However, Fantastagirl, one of the problems of NCLB is the way that some schools are designated as "in improvement..." The school may be doing many things right for many of the students, but it did not meet the "Adequate Yearly Progress" for certain groups of students (i.e. minority or English Language Learners) and the way that this is determined does not always give an adequate picture of how the school is truly performing. The problem comes when the school is forced to focus solely on improving test scores of certain subgroups instead of meeting the educational needs of all students.<BR/><BR/>Dave and I have talked about the prospects of private schools vs. public schools vs. home schooling for our own child... We'll see what happens between now and then with public policy and the schools in the area where we live.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258853705075543782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26532377.post-27979698311830090082007-09-04T19:28:00.000-05:002007-09-04T19:28:00.000-05:00There are flaws in the Left Behind design for all ...There are flaws in the Left Behind design for all students, not only the gifted ones. What about those of us who can't afford private school, or whose kids may not be gifted? Our only choices seem to be homeschooling, which some of us (me included) may not be cut out for...or dealing with public school as it is.<BR/><BR/>Sparky starts school next year; I'm not without major concerns.Blogaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907539670169738329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26532377.post-76741767588984893702007-09-04T19:27:00.000-05:002007-09-04T19:27:00.000-05:00I wish I could afford private school, and that I h...I wish I could afford private school, and that I had access to a good private school. Unfortunately in my part of the world, that is not an option. I worry for my son... especially when our middle school was just ranked as a school in need of assistance, not something to be proud of, I'm sure.Fantastagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415501560624761755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26532377.post-23772952432549877082007-09-04T10:31:00.000-05:002007-09-04T10:31:00.000-05:00i've heard this before and it's been confirmed wit...i've heard this before and it's been confirmed with a friend of mine who pulled her son out of public school for this very reason. me, i skipped a step an enrolled my boy into a good private school from the very start. he starts tomorrow!mckayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104054006183829611noreply@blogger.com