Why Is The Nclb Act Unfair

How would you feel if your gifted child was being taught at a slower pace of learning? For parents who want their children to excel and be competitive, will forever be disappointed with the NCLB Act and its effects on public education. Public education changed overnight when the Act was enacted in 2002. The slower pace of learning is still evident to this day. The main purpose of the NCLB was to close academic gaps between the students. It’s a nightmare to close the academic gaps between students. I believe NCLB was unfair and unjust. The No Child Left Behind Act is unfair to everyone in the school system especially students with learning or physical disability and gifted. These students are the ones who are affected the most after the act was passed in 2001.

Is Diane Ravitch biased on her arguments about the Act? Under the No Child Left Behind Act, students with learning disabilities are placed in the same classroom as average students and gifted students. Congress passed it without considering the effects of the Act in public schools’ students. Placing students with all levels of learning in the same classroom is tantamount to believing that all students have the same learning abilities. Teachers have to teach lessons that are easy for students with learning abilities, so that they can understand. These types of lessons will be a breeze and will not challenge students who excel academically. The Act forces the teachers to teach with the goal of passing standardized tests and to teach basic skills, in order to get the funding needed by the school from the government. It’s not about quality education under the No Child Left Behind Act as Diane Ravitch