Sydney Scott Mrs. Angela Lockhart English 100 9/23/2012 Refutation of “No Child Left Behind: Test-Obsessed Education Won’t Move Us Ahead Is standardized testing the key to a student’s success in education? This seems to be a common question asked by parents, students, and teachers. Education is a key part of life even though it has certain requirements that must be met, such as testing skills. Standardized testing is a common educational tool in today’s society. It appears that testing is a waste of time, but in reality, it prepares students for future success.
The New Right also believes that a successful school will gather sufficient momentum to build on its successes. They also see the major role of education is the development of skills and knowledge required to compete in the outside market. They believe that schools should be managed in the same way as businesses However, some theorists such as Chubb and Moe would argue that American state education has failed and they make the case for opening it up to new marker forces of supply and demand. They claim that disadvantaged groups (lower classes, ethnic minorities ect) have been badly served by state education due to the failure to create equal opportunity. Theyâd argue that state education is inefficient because it fails to produce pupils with the skills needed by the economy and
In order to provide students with the best education imaginable that would enable them to prosper, it is necessary to combine, or balance, both technological and traditional methods of teaching in the school environment. Traditional methods of teaching are vital to the prosperity of America’s youth because they stress the importance of individualism and independence that is a required trait in the real world. Two of the most controversial teaching styles stressed through traditional methods of teaching are working amongst one another in small groups versus working independently. In today’s economy, there are numerous jobs that require group work in order to benefit not only the individuals but also the work force as a whole by providing a more competent and united front. While group work may be beneficial in certain aspects of the learning environment, group work demotes the sense of identity that is required to stand out in the global job market, or college for the matter.
That parents stress to children the importance of education all their school lives, but they continue to give money things that are less important, instead they should put money towards the teachers who wants to help make a difference in every child's life. Barber believes that parents should actually display their actions that they care and value their education. He explains who are to blame for the lack of quality education in America. The generations before the young and the government have a partial blame in why the school system is failing. Barber's argument is more superior, because he takes the sociopolitical context of education in to account, where as Henry does not.
An educational facility that is given adequate resources has a much better chance of pushing the boundaries of education and developing new and effective methods of learning. Currently, many teachers are required to pull money out of their own pocket just to acquire the materials needed for their class to finish the curriculum. These teachers are being barred from a right to think freely about how their students think because of budgeting. The only way to improve education standards in the U.S. is to show the proper respect to it, both socially and out of our
Good paying salary is something that was important me. Being a role model to my kids was another really big factor with returning to school. I really struggled with wanting to go back to school. When I really took time and looked at the way the job market is and the way that they economy was falling. I knew that the only way to be successful
This testing is not appropriate to the child's emotional, psychological or intellectual improvement and to the variation in children's development. The standardized testing movement now consumes millions of dollars and hundreds of hours that could be better spent on basic educational resources such as textbooks, teachers and adequate support services. The costs of standardized testing are spread over the various students involved in the exercise and are not easily accessible that is a big economic load. Also, the standardized testing would have a trouble with raising students to be critical and creative thinkers. Finally, the most negative aspect is that the standardized testing is not a valid measure of learning for educating students because the inhibition of standardized testing for teachers and the learning materials that would make both teachers and students in a hole.
Merit Pay Analysis for Teachers Merit pay for teachers continues to be a hot topic with valid arguments on both sides of the issue. Unfortunately it is the students and their education that continues to be in the middle of this debate. As Stonebraker argues in his book, The Joy of Economics: Making Sense out of Life, U.S. students “are being outperformed by students abroad in a wide variety of fields”. He continues by stating “Low wages create shortages of high-quality teachers, particularly in math and sciences, and the educational process suffers.” His discussion is thought provoking as it provides an out-of-the-box recommendation to improving teachers’ wages, especially in the more difficult subjects. The goal of this discussion should be what is in the best interest of helping the U.S. students compete academically in a global environment.
Implementing School Uniforms Implementing school uniforms will increase academic performance and reduce behavioral problems. While this is a temporary solution to the permanent problem of getting students to strive for achievement, the implementation of school uniform policies, especially at this pivotal point in time in our countries future, is one way we could help young people to realize their potential thru improving the over all quality of education in our country. While students and parents face many daily struggles that distract them from more important things, financial issues can be sited as one of the biggest struggles facing families and individuals these days. School uniforms provide a low cost alternative to expensive designer clothing. Students whose parents can’t afford expensive clothing can be spared the harsh words and jeers from their peers, allowing them to blend in instead of being singled out as poverty stricken or less fortunate then others, thus giving all the students the outward appearance of equals.
The education system has become a monopolizing subject across the United States. So many questions have been raised about what is good to teach, and how those subjects should be taught. Many schools are the pressure of bettering their education system, but tend to find they are also dealing with the trials of having to drop certain subjects in order to focus more intently on the ones deemed most important. Unfortunately, in today's society, the fine arts programs of the school systems have been neglected and even underdeveloped. What many educator's may not realize is that a well-organized and well developed fine arts program can be the difference maker in a child’s learning ability and capability.