Smith, I do not understand this," says the fifth grader as he looks confused at the paper that lay in front of him. ... It is due to the "No Child Left Behind Act", which, contrary to its name, is leaving more children behind [Bla14][Moe14]. ... Enacted in January 2002 under the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act was enforced to make schools better by enacting the theories of standards-based education reform, which is based on the belief that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education [Moe14]. ... Accordin...

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In 1798 the Fifth Congress passed the first federal law concerned with the care of persons with disabilities. ... With IDEA every child with a disability is properly educated from the age of 3 to 21 years of age. ... A child qualifies for all of the rights and benefits of IDEA, once he or she is determined to be a child with a disability as defined in the act. ... Children are evaluated when either the parents of the child request an evaluation, or when a "child find" activities, district personnel recommend an evaluation. ... A statement of the educational performance includes: - how the ...

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The report says the U.S. placed twenty-fifth out of thirty-four countries in math and science ("Best Education "1). ... Students fifteen years of age were ranked fourteenth in reading, seventeenth in science, and twenty-fifth in math (Koebler 1). ... The American school system (or government) should repeal the "No Child Left Behind"" law. ... In order to be innovative, people need to be creative and have imagination, if that is squashed in a child at a young age, who can say it will return when it is needed later on in life? ...

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"This may be why home-schooled children generally score quite well on standardized tests, averaging between the sixty-fifth and ninetieth percentiles" (Sadker). ... This is because they spend a lot more time together than a child who goes to a public school would with their family. ... As one can see there is a lot of time wasted each day when a child could be learning something else. Another advantage of home schooling is the curriculum can be geared to fit the child's needs. The child can spend more time on what they need help in the most, which leaves more time for "hands-on" activitie...

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This is a child's first educational learning experience. A child will then go on to kindergarten upon completion of pre-school. ... Elementary school comes next in a child's ladder of education. From first to fifth grade, a child learns the most useful information they will need in life. ... If a child has a head start on a concept, they will pick up on it quicker, and may not loose it. ...

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As a consequence, schools are expected to focus on the whole child; this means, not only to teach and make students learn, but also to take care of the student´s well-being and healthy development. ... Besides, the idea of educational equity is shown by the fact that every child has free early education and schools are provided with financial resources so they can better serve those with educational needs. ... Before the meeting, the parents of the child who is being discussed are informed about the situation and are often requested to be present (Sahlberg, 2012, p.5). ... Fifth, education po...

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The few that can comprehend the severity of the situation who speak out and tell their parents are then classified as the problem child who is imagining things or who may not have understood what was said because of the language differences. ... Reading this as a class assignment in the fifth grade became an enlightening experience. ...

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