Raising the bar: `No Child Left Behind`

RAISING THE BAR : `NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

The most important people involved in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB ) are , of course , the children . However , educating teachers and parents on what this means for their students and children should be first step whenever NCLB is a part of the educational system . Most educators and parents are confused by NCLB , and this act restricts teachers ' curricula and students ' learning in unnecessary ways . School boards , teachers ' associations , PTAs , homeschooling groups , and parent groups should be among the first groups to be contacted , and holding

br meetings with these groups to speak about NCLB and its effects on their classrooms , students , and children can be a crucial first step in gathering support for educating others about NCLB

Working from these smaller groups , holding open community sessions to inform interested taxpayers and community members about NCLB can be a very useful method for spreading the word about this educational act and will provide a forum for questions and suggestions for reform . In addition , this could allow adaptations to be made to the existing system in to better meet the needs of a specific school district and its student population . Indeed , such an opportunity of idea sharing could be the means of complete reform for NCLB

Community involvement and community voices are our strongest means of influencing the laws that are passed in the United States . It may sound rather clichy , but our children are our future , and their education should be of utmost...