Preschoolers reading at a public library during storytime
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President Obama announced in his Saturday address to the American people that his administration will attempt to overhaul the controversial education policy known as No Child Left Behind.
President George W. Bush signed NCLB into place; the legislation aimed to close the achievement gap between white, black and Hispanic students in U.S. public schools, but critics say it has failed. For a look at the specific changes the president is proposing, we turn to Alyson Klein, a Congressional Reporter for Education Week.
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I think that the way they teach our young children should be how they tough us in the sixties. Where the teachers took time with our young children and tough by using repetition in there spelling and math. They didn't rush through the work in two or three days. And if they got or not, oh well. When I was coming up I could remember having 10 spelling words that we had to put into sentences one day, find the definitions to the words the second day. The third day was to write each word 10 times each,then on the forth day was a pre-spelling test. And on the fifth day was the test. And sometimes there was a bonus word for an extra point. The same with the math.Teachers should spend at lease a week on the subject of learning to make sure the students get it. Not rush through because you have a schedule or a time line. All children do not learn at the same pace as others. I feel if we were to do this starting with the first graders to the fifth grade then we my have a better change in our children learning and retaining what they have learn.
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