Wednesday, March 18, 2009

No child left behind

What BS. with a name like that you would think that this program is supposed to help kids, it doesn't and it can't the way it's set up is that it has every school terrified out of their wits, they put the stress on the children and then the children spend almost the entire school year testing and preparing for tests. Social Studies history and Science are no longer important subjects in my kids school. Fear is not an American value, fear is better left to those who rule absolute, fascist, communist, and dictators, this is what our schools are lead by?.. The schools that make the lowest grades on these tests are those that need the money and support the most in the worst neighborhoods the ones that can't support themselves off the local taxes. Most schools get their money from local taxes low income neighborhoods have low income school whats worse is this entire idea that education success is primarily due to the schools influence is 100% false even our own president chose a private school to the public school system he helps to control and fund. The problems with Low income and intercity school are a follows, first the family life of the student do they get homework help from parents, do they get proper nutrition at home, do their parents work constantly, are they left alone at home often, are their alternatives to being alone and what are they, are their community help programs, do their parents know English, Do their parents take drugs or alcohol problems? Then comes their out reaching community, Is their drug or gang or violence or criminal activity prostitution in their community, Is their social or racial unrest, are their community programs available libraries community centers, food banks, free tutoring, mentor programs, a safe place with good people to go to.

"I am a teacher in a intercity school, many of the children don't want to take vacations from school, they wish their was no winter break no spring break, no summer vacation, no weekends, for some of them, when they go home there's no one there, for some those who are home, they don't want to be around."
-Anonymous-