I feel that every teacher should be held accountable for the students in his/her classroom to an extent. I don't feel that every teacher's worth should be measured by how well her students do on standardized testing. It is the job of teacher to help her students grow mentally and socially while they are in her classroom. I don't think that anyone can create standards or bars that each student must measured against in order to determine if the teacher is competent. Not all of our students learn the same way and at the same pace. This must be taken into account when evaluating the performance of any teacher. If the students are progressing at a pace that is suitable for that student, then we really can't ask any more from that teacher. I don't think that the goals set up by NCLB are realistic and should be changed.
One simple change that could be made to NCLB that might make it more effective is to create a team of professionals that rates or assess each school or district. This team would be responsible for studying the economic status of the school and its students. The community that the school is located in should also be a factor. Based on the ratings determined by this team, a goal should be created that the school would work to achieve each year. As schools or districts reach this goal, the school can be reevaluated and a new goal can be set. By giving all schools and teachers an impossible goal is setting them all up for disappointment and failure. But breaking the large goal down into smaller, attainable goals, the everyone feels more confident in their work.
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