Discuss the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by Web Administrator on 11/23/2005 10:37:14 AM.
As discussed in the November 2005 Perspectives column ( http://www.afb.org/JVIB/jvib991102.asp ) of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, signed into law by President George W. Bush in January 2002, substantially reconfigured the landscape of education in the United States. To reassess its impact after nearly four years, this Perspectives column poses the following question: What have been the effects of NCLB on the education of children who are blind or visually impaired? With responses from educators, administrators, teachers, and parents, this column provides a range of views on the opportunities and risks posed by this landmark legislation.JVIB's Perspectives column is intended to offer members of the blindness field the opportunity to express their points of view on important, sometimes controversial, issues affecting the field. Do you agree with what you've just read? Readers are encouraged voice their opinions on this important topic.
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1 . Re: Discuss the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by kellyharmsen on 11/29/2005
It's sad because even with The No Child Left Behind Act there are still so many children who pass the vision tests at school and have vision problems like amblyopia that end up not getting diagnosed until later. I hear this alot from parents. We need a more fool proof plan for diagnosing this.
Bjortandcompany
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2 . Re: Discuss the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by on 12/21/2005
Is this a problem of NCLB, or of inadequate assesment? Or is it perhaps a function of how states interpert federal regulations? IDEA clearly includes children with seemingly mild visual conditions that affect their ability to learn, yet states seem to try to define visual impairment in terms of distance acuity, instead of visual function. Could there also be a reluctance to identify children with visual impairments because then they would have to be served -- and there aren't enough teachers to serve them? This is a very complicated issue!
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3 . Re: Discuss the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by brial on 02/17/2006
No Child Left Behind Act is a JOKE. The National Assessment of Educational Progress randomly selected a blind student's name and very Conveniently exempt the student from the test. This is the federal branch of education, what can be expected from the state and local level.
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4 . Re: Discuss the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by typeingtornado16 on 03/19/2006
the no child left behind act is soooo stupid. some kids need to be held back for a little while.
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5 . Re: Discuss the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by dolphin2008 on 01/24/2008
the nclb act is ajoke i have a son who is adhd and just found out he has asperger symdrome.i;ve telling the schools for the past 4 years he would do better in a less crowed class room.no they just had him tested and then decided to put him in a p.e class with less kids.i'm really mad at this school they have'nt done a thing for my son.he is a child he likes it quiet too and sits to his self at school he is very intelligent .my son tells me kids go up too him and hit allday .then when he finally has had enough he hits them back it's sad i'm thinking of home schooling him next year .nobody deserves to be treated like that.because i teach him at home not to hit kids but he seems too be the that lets anyone hit him and not fighting back .it's sad that he could'nt be placed in a smaller class for allday teacher.they said they are'nt allowed to do thathe has to be with the other kids while they are allowed to hit him bs
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