In this chapter of the book take us through the struggles within the education system to guarantee that everyone receive a good and proper education. Whether a child is in a public or private institution the same learning opportunity should be allotted to both students. The chapter point out some good thing about public education in the fact that public education is wholly consistent with a desire for excellency and that public school are doing surprising well in managing with limited resources to educate an increasingly diverse student population.
Many people argue that the government should not be involved with make major school decision: as in how a school should be run. As the author stated that people think that the government should play the role of support. The government should work with parents, teachers and students to help the public school improved as stated in the book. I can say if I totally agree with that idea. I do think that if the government funding education in states that they need to have a voice in the educational system. If schools are failing government need to step in and see what going on, but they should finance more money to deal with failing school. As I have stated in class the need to stop thinking in a box and they need to look to the future. Society need to grow and show improvement we can have families recycling poverty. Making poverty a never ending cycle in the poor community.
Government need to step in and provide extra help to those students that really needs the guidance. Teacher need to do their part to on improving a student life. Parent need to do their part in making sure that their child gets the best education. The say goes one bad apple spoils the whole bunch. I don’t think that all teacher are bad but I do think the reason why government enforce the no child left behind is because school are doing so badly and they are only trying to help with the failing system.
Do you think that NCLB is unnecessary and is a waste of time? Should government just be supporters of the education system and have little involvement in the improvement of school organization: from administration all the way down to students in the classroom?
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/12tue3.html?ref=nationalassessmentofeducationalprogress : This article is basically look at how congress views NCLB act of 2002.
