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No Child Left Behind: Philosophy Of Education

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No Child Left Behind Critical reflection – Week 4 Julie Bernard Philosophy of Education EDPC 603 Professor Meesuk Ahn, Ph.D. Oct 2, 2017

According to the No Child Left Behind Act, children in grade 3-8 and once in high school are required to take standardized tests. In addition, all children must meet or exceed state standards in reading by 2014. In comparison, the educational philosophy of Essentialism states, that there are a set of common core skills and knowledge an educated person should know. In accordance with the NCLB ACT, all students are expected to be able to read by grade three. That said, the essentialism educational philosophy is in …show more content…

There are provisions made in the NCLB Act, that protects limited English proficient groups as well as major racial and ethnic groups. Although, the NCLB ACT, may be beneficial to many of our students; there’s a downside. For this purpose, states are supposed to supply the necessary resources to assist children in meeting state standards on test. Subsequently, teachers and schools are challenged with students who may have and IEP or limited English proficiency who are required to pass test on the same level as children who are proficient in English and are not on an IEP. Therefore, the laws of this policy may in fact hurt many of our students. Therefore, teachers are challenged with teaching to the test instead of teaching in a more meaningful …show more content…

Also, all citizens of a country should be able to agree and have a voice in the educational decisions of our children. Similarly, education is empowering to one’s self-identity. Through educations children gain hope as well as a place in society. In addition, all children deserve the same quality of education. In the Supreme court case, Brown Vs. Board of Education found that it was unconstitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students. However, although the case was won, our society still suffers from separation in our schools. Schools, in lower socioeconomic areas are underfunded and are unable to compete with schools in higher socioeconomic areas. In view of the educational policy, NCLB, many parents and teacher believe that the policy is biased against students with disabilities as well as students of color. That said, parents and teachers agree that the NCLB Act is a way for the government to pull funding from schools that are in

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