Comments on: Bush Defends No Child Left Behind Act

President Says He's Holding Schools Accountable To Help, Not Punish Them

[rsoxfan1123]

The NCLB breaks all students into categories, white, black, Hispanic, special ed, ESL, etc. Each year the passing percentage requirement for the exam is increased in all categories, so by 2014 ALL categories must be 100% passing, including special ed Spanish speaking first kids. If even ONE student fails, the school is labeled failing and teachers are fired, administrators fired and the school must pay to have the students sent to the charter school of the parent's choice. If even ONE kid blows the test off and doesn%u2019t care about it, the entire school is labeled %u201Cfailing%u201D. Those teachers that lose their jobs may be rehired by charter schools which will drop their income from say $25,000-$30,000 per year to $15,000 and take away all of their medical benefits. Soon, no one with a half a brain will major in education in college. The NCLB will completely destroy public education and the charter schools are becoming a lucrative business for Bush's friends. Ask anyone in education about the things I have just written and they will confirm every word of it.

[rsoxfan1123]

It may works for some, but overall it's smoke and mirrors.
Posted by Infidel_US
The "some that it works for" are the people that are making money from the charter schools. The superintendent of our local district explained how lucrative those charter schools are. Bush has friends making a fortune off of the demise of public education, much like the oilfields of Iraq. The teachers and students are the ones getting screwed if the republicans are allowed to continue. When those fired teachers are offered those $15,000 per year jobs with no benefits they will leave education and guess what kind of teachers you'll wind up with? If they did this to medicine, which doctors would go to school to work for $15,000 a year and no benefits?

[macusweil]

"read my lips no new taxes".. ..unless we can hide them from public!!

Yes, the boy and his party learned well from poppa Bush's gaff, now the GOP hides all their tax increases as either unfunded mandates that translates into higher local taxes or deferred spending which translates into higher taxes for our kids and grandkids.. really sneaky, nice going GOP!

[infidel_us]

rsoxfan1123,

Yeah, it's me. I had to re-register b/c CBS lost my cookie and I forgot my password. :( She's a teacher and we don't like NCLB. It may works for some, but overall it's smoke and mirrors.

[rsoxfan1123]

inventagod2-except US_Infidel's wife is a teacher and hates the NCLB since she is well aware of how it will destroy public education and she has told him.

[inventagod2]

Republicons Defend No Child's Behind Act

[rsoxfan1123]

Infidel_US-and if that's you with your name flipped around US_Infidel, you know for a fact how screwed Bush and his cronies will make you and your wife's life with this NCLB mess and you know what I wrote is true. This article is about the NCLB, not the Iraq war. That's a seperate issue.

[infidel_us]

How can you continue to support or have faith in an administration who's now proven that they cannot even handle email?
Posted by jh6379 at 10:46 AM : Apr 13, 2007

1) Because he only has two more years left in office
2) Because you guys think he is an evil, lying, buffoon and I know that is NOT the case
3) Because it really sends bedwetting libs over the edge and nothing pleases me more

Having said that, I'm not happy about how things are being handled. If he were up for reelection I would NOT vote for him.

But just because I don't like him doesn't mean I would stab him in the back in front of our enemies - during a time of war. That's where me and libs part company on the "Dubya" issue.

[rsoxfan1123]

The NCLB breaks all students into categories, white, black, Hispanic, special ed, ESL, etc. Each year the passing percentage requirement for the exam is increased in all categories, so by 2014 ALL categories must be 100% passing, including special ed Spanish speaking first kids. If even ONE student fails, the school is labeled "failing" and teachers are fired, administrators fired and the school must pay to have the students sent to a charter school. If even ONE kid blows the test off and doesn%u2019t care about it, the entire school is labeled %u201Cfailing%u201D. Those teachers that lose their jobs may be rehired by charter schools which will drop their income from say $25,000-$30,000 per year to $15,000 and most likely take away all of their medical benefits. Soon, no one with a half a brain will major in education in college. The NCLB will completely destroy public education and the charter schools are becoming a lucrative business for Bush's friends. Ask anyone in education about the things I have just written and they will confirm every word of it.

[rsoxfan1123]

The NCLB breaks all students into categories, white black hispanic special ed, ESL, etc. Each year the passing percentage requirement for the exam is increased in all categories, so by 2014 ALL categories must be 100% passing, including special ed spanish speaking first kids. If even ONE student fails, the school is labeled failing and teachers are fired, administrators fired and the school must pay to have the students sent to the charter school of the parent's choice. Those teachers that lose their jobs may be rehired by charter schools which will drop their income from say $25,000-$30,000 per year to $15,000 and take away all of their medical benefits. Soon, no one with a half a brain will major in education in college. The NCLB will completely destroy public education and the charter schools are ebcoming a lucrative business for Bush's frieds. Ask anyone in education about the things I have just written and they will confirm every word of it.