![]() Comer calls this the “brains on a stick” teaching method, since it only teaches facts to children and “ignores their feelings, relationship needs and capacities, dreams, and aspirations.” But Comer’s book goes much further than restating the problems with No Child Left Behind: He presents a viable alternative. ![]() For one, he says, increased reliance on testing means more class time must be spent teaching to tests instead of helping kids develop general skills they’ll need to be productive adults. James Comer crystallizes many of the law’s flaws in his recent book, Leave No Child Behind. ![]() More than three years later, these criticisms have only intensified. Before the act even became law, it was widely criticized for, among other things, relying heavily on standardized tests to determine whether a school or school district receives a carrot or a stick. ![]() In early 2002, the Bush Administration launched its attempt to reverse these trends with the No Child Left Behind Act. ![]() The news is full of stories of illiterate high school graduates, weapons and drugs on campuses, and “impossible children” who are incapable of being taught. Teachers, parents, and politicians regularly bemoan the quality of America’s public school system. ![]()
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