Comments on: House Republicans Introduce Bill That Would Allow States to Opt Out of NCLB http://zipymonkey.com/scientist/2007/03/23/house-republicans-introduce-bill-that-would-allow-states-to-opt-out-of-nclb/ moderately useless commentary on the World as I see it Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: maletas http://zipymonkey.com/scientist/2007/03/23/house-republicans-introduce-bill-that-would-allow-states-to-opt-out-of-nclb/#comment-403 maletas Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:34:08 +0000 http://zipymonkey.com/scientist/2007/03/23/house-republicans-introduce-bill-that-would-allow-states-to-opt-out-of-nclb/#comment-403 This is weird, it doesn't sound like a typical Republican initiative. Where's the catch? It must allow for public funds to go to private schools. Ah, I just re-read it, it isn't an GOP initiative then? Second, Zipy's writing is always fun to read "I personally, was designed to destroy the public education system" This is weird, it doesn’t sound like a typical Republican initiative. Where’s the catch? It must allow for public funds to go to private schools. Ah, I just re-read it, it isn’t an GOP initiative then?

Second, Zipy’s writing is always fun to read “I personally, was designed to destroy the public education system”

]]> By: Z.Monkey http://zipymonkey.com/scientist/2007/03/23/house-republicans-introduce-bill-that-would-allow-states-to-opt-out-of-nclb/#comment-398 Z.Monkey Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:12:39 +0000 http://zipymonkey.com/scientist/2007/03/23/house-republicans-introduce-bill-that-would-allow-states-to-opt-out-of-nclb/#comment-398 I saw this and I think I agree with it. NCLB is a bad bit of legislation that, I personally, was designed to destroy the public education system. The reason I think this is because the goals each school has to meet are untenable, which makes parents want to send their kids to private or charter schools. These schools tend to have good reputations but there is no standardization in what <em>needs</em> to be taught... these places can teach Intelligent Design! Plus this takes money out of the public school system which just makes the situation worse. I think this is one of those cases where money could actually be a solution. Then schools could offer better salaries or have smaller classes sizes or give educators more time to develop better educational models. But I guess we, as a society, can't do that... Halliburton needs to make their billions. I saw this and I think I agree with it. NCLB is a bad bit of legislation that, I personally, was designed to destroy the public education system. The reason I think this is because the goals each school has to meet are untenable, which makes parents want to send their kids to private or charter schools. These schools tend to have good reputations but there is no standardization in what needs to be taught… these places can teach Intelligent Design! Plus this takes money out of the public school system which just makes the situation worse. I think this is one of those cases where money could actually be a solution. Then schools could offer better salaries or have smaller classes sizes or give educators more time to develop better educational models. But I guess we, as a society, can’t do that… Halliburton needs to make their billions.

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