Who’s Grading the Teachers?

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All across the United States, there has been a push to get our students to do better in their studies. Even the Federal Government has tried to enact sweeping new changes to push the states and schools to bring all students to a higher level of competency. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 was passed to update the previous law the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The NCLB was the first government mandated overhaul in more than thirty years.

With the passage of NLCB and subsequent federal mandates, the priority has been put on educators to get State academic standards and academic achievement test scores up to minimum standards. The NCLB passage and implementation was to include accountability systems that would help in determining the teaching effectiveness of those in the classrooms.

I am concerned foremost all students receive a quality education. While there have been teaching styles that I have experienced being less compatible with my personal learning style, I would not term that teacher to be a bad educator. I am for tying teachers ability to their student’s assessment scores, but solely characterizing a teacher as good or bad based on those scores alone is not the way we should progress.

There are many differing factors that will define how well a student learns. A large part of that does rest with their teachers, but a students learning is closely tied to whether the student also receives the proper support from home. Students, as well as their parents, must be held accountable their education. For students to own their education, the student must be pushed to excel at home. A child’s education cannot start and end with the sounding of a bell at school.

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Leonhardt, David. "When Does Holding Teachers Accountable Go Too Far?" The New York Times - Magazine. Arthur Sulzberger Jr., 01 Sept. 2010. Web. 17 Feb. 2012. .

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-107-110, 20 USC 6301 (2002). Print.

Rothstein, Jesse. "More Harm Than Good." Editorial. The New York Times - The Opinion Pages. 13 Jan. 2012. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. .

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