Why is the "No Child Left Behind Act" being debated at all? What's wrong

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with a proper education for our kids? American kids have thrived under the No Child Left Behind Act. It is very important that we educate our children especially if we are going to prevent them from praying even though the 1st Amendment allows for Freedom of Religion. As our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ says:

If you give someone fish, you will feed them for a day, but if you teach them to fish they can feed you.
 
No child left behind has seriously hindered my children's abilities to achieve. They are not allowed to get ahead because then some half retard kid gets left behind.
I hope No Child Left Behind is discarded and left behind in the history books under failed ideas.
 
Personally I love it, It got my son (A student) out of a crappy school that was doing poorly & got him moved to an "A" school. I don't see how it hinders other kids it basicaly ensures all kids get a chance not just the wealthy.
Also there are gifted programs in most schools for gifted kids so "the gifted" need not be made feel like they are been held back.
How is the bar being lowered? The kids have to pass an FCAT test to progress to the next grade if anything it ensures the teachers actually teach the slower kids instead of letting them fall through the cracks.
 
I'll tell you why, because bright kids like my peers and I are forced to be fed the same education as the average American. Sure there are AP's and IB's, but before we can opt to take those courses, we are forced to learn at the same pace as others that are slower than us. And in addition to that, when we are walking on that stage come June, kids that did 1/8 of the amount of work we did are walking on the same stage as us. It's a lazy way to make everyone seem equal, when in reality people (intellectually) are not equal. I'm not trying to be condescending, but honestly, this act bumps up the slow and slows down the gifted.
 
Part of the problem is that many teachers began to teach to the test. Some were caught outright cheating, and one teacher even wrote the answers on the chalk board.
American kids have not thrived under NCLB, partly because of the methods, and partly because Bush refused to fully fund it, even after promising he would.
 
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