Thursday, June 28, 2007

Dumbing Them All Down

The No Child Left Behind law, heralded by politicos as legislation which would raise all children to the level of crackerjack students across the country, instead is turning the children into simpletons, dumbing them down equally.

Montgomery County School Superintendent Jerry D. Weast said yesterday that the federal No Child Left Behind law has created a culture that has education leaders nationwide “shooting way too low” and that it has spawned a generation of statewide tests that are too easy to pass.

In a meeting with Washington Post editors and reporters, Weast said the federal mandate, with its push for 100 percent proficiency on state tests, has driven states toward lower standards that don’t prepare most students for college or careers.

Does this really surprise anyone?

Montgomery Schools Chief Says Federal Mandate Is Lowering Standards

Posted by John Venlet on 06/28 at 02:37 PM
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