Responses by people who know nothing about education.

[JJU33]

Hey guys, I am a special education teacher and I recently posted a response "in my opinion" about No Child Left Behind and how it is effecting my disabled students. So, I thought I would share something with you from a few days ago. I responded to a post on another forum about No Child Left Behind and some idiot responded to my post by taking a shot at teachers who apparently, should be "fired". Here is his direct quote copied and pasted:

From: Tired of Complaining

"I suggest that you leave the teaching profession because all you guys do is complain.You have been funded out the butthole to do your jobs but just can't stop being a government stooge wanting your protected jobs.
This is bull****************. Teachers should be fired just like anybody else in the private sector who isn't or cant do their jobs. Whether you are a nurse, doctor, teacher, or nasa rocket scientist, you need to be accountable for doing your job. Nobody should get a pass to under perform."

If you want to read the whole post and what other idiots had to say, here is the link: http://www.speakout.com/forum_main.asp?Forum=Education
Just click on No Child Left Behind

Josh

Hey Josh,
I am a student @ CSU-Pueblo in Colorado and I would just say to consider the source. I am a full time musician persuing a music ed K-12 certificate and am lucky to have much experience with private students and am a personal friend of my field experience teacher; he has me conduct the band, work with the rhythm sections (I play electric and double bass professionaly) and am a non-traditional student, to say the least.
This person sounds like someone who has been fired in the past or maybe recently! He has no clue about school financing or budgets for music programs or anything else, apparently. I would take the high road (he probably is a right-wing republican); there is no reason to stoop to the level of even letting this upset you in the least. I see bumper stickers that say "Leave every child behind - support Bush/Cheney".
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, even the clueless...how do you think we got in the mess we are in today!
John

[Stuart Little]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....who the h*ll was that retarded fool? SHAME ON HIM/HER.

Are you suggesting that teachers should NOT be accountable for their teaching?

Don't get me wrong: I am a secondary level English teacher, who has no love of the NCLB. In fact, because of the NCLB, I may vote for a Democratic president for the first time in my life (shudder) Yet I still believe that we should be responsible for our performance.

Unfortunately, I am voting against NCLB this year. And what that means is:
NOT BUSH!!

Josh, NCLB is a big fat joke! It doesn't make much sense to put a bunch of politicians and NO educators on a committee to revamp education. This is a sad statement about our government!

It is a mistake to think that the NCLB is Bush' pet project. A lot of people on both sides of the fence supported it, including Bush' opponent in the last election. I'm a big supporter of it myself, although I think it needs tweaking.

If you recall, our current prez, the education president, pushed the NCLB program by citing the outstanding gains made in Texas under his enlightened administration.

Then it came out that the schools in Texas had been selectively testing the students in high school by not allowing the language learner Hispanics to move on to the Junior Year when the tests were given. As a result, the drop out rate of Hispanics soared along with the test scores. Just the beginning of a system based on deceit.

The NCLB has widespread support among a lot of people. It isn't just a Bush or Republican thing.

Besides, the NCLB should stand on its own merits. I support it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The NCLB has widespread support among a lot of people. It isn't just a Bush or Republican thing.

Besides, the NCLB should stand on its own merits. I support it.

Racism and class determined poverty also have widespread support. Neither are necessarily a Bush or Republican thing either.

But then you may support those too, although it's not as popular to admit. Pretty much the same outcome though.