Chapter 13 goes into detail about some more recent issues in the education system over the past decades. One topic that caught my eye was the No Child Left Behind Act. This act was put into place under the bush administration. This act sounds like it is very ideal and would help our students but in all reality it did not work out that way. But this idea of no child being left behind is actually just moving children from grade to grade even if they didn’t complete the requirements after the allotted time. This just creates further problems for the student and because they cannot master the next step if they did not complete the previous. A well planned education is what every child deserves but will every student receive it?
Another topic I thought was interesting was the creation of the national science foundation. The NSF was created during the cold war in order to try and promote advancements in science. Although there was this giant push for science, the United States still is not up to par in science or math for that matter. The United States government is always trying to find ways to better itself and to me that is a problem in our education system. Do you think if their intentions were more for the children, would our statistics be higher?
