Education is a never-ending battle of what 's best for the children. No one could ever pinpoint what makes children learn the best and how we should be teaching, but one man did try. President George W. Bush wanted the best education for Americana children possible and wanted it to be a vision in reach. He worked on the No Child Left Behind Act once in office and completely changed the face of education for children. The changes affected students, teachers, and schools in a whole. Down to the very last detail, everything was a whole new world and schools would never teach students the same.
The NCLB Act promised to educate students better through a system they had never tried before. It was a promise …show more content…
Education is not always one-size-fits-all for students and their capability of learning. We have heard that you cannot judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree yet they continue to teach like that. The same knowledge taught to every student the same way and then a presented the same test, without understanding that not all students learn the same way or think the same way. The NCLB Act failed to build programs for special education students or even acknowledge their disabilities. “The Act is a threat to the future students who are not very intelligent because of its higher standards of learning outcomes for students.” (Carries, 2011, p. 54) They needed to put a focus on all different types of learners and teachers as …show more content…
The effects of the NCLB Act were immediate, given America 's education system completely changed. President Bush claimed to be the education president and lived up to it with these changes. When passing the Act, he wanted to hold schools accountable for the academic progress of all students and ensure that all states are doing their best to improve performance in English and math.
Not all schools just followed the changes and were all for the law, but Bush had a plan for them. “States did not have to comply with the new requirements, but if they did not they risked losing federal Title 1 money” (Education, 2002, p. 15) Stating schools would be in turn shut down if they don’t have the federal money to keep it up and running. They also would lose certain amounts of Title 1 money if they did not meet the adequate yearly progress or AYP, mentioned