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Critics Miss Benefits of ‘No Child Left Behind’

May 16, 2008 - 1:13 am - by Greg Forster
Alice Roddy
2008-05-20 11:51:14

What is the ‘floor’ the NCLB establishes? Does NCLB teach children to think? to solve problems? Or are our schools encouraged to teach children to remember facts. Can a multiple choice test measure ability to think and solve problems? In the math section, do the children understand what they are doing or are they plugging numbers into a formula someone else has given them.