Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 2006/04

From: o4rmondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: RE: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:29:47 -0400

Karl wrote:

> Remember that the meaning of No Child Left
> Behind is ultimately that by 2014 *every* child
> *will* be performing satisfactorily at his/her
> grade level (whatever that means) in math

One of the several defects of NCLB is that no provision is made for
learning handicaps --- cerebral hemorrhage, dyslexia, etc. If a child
(in California) fails the tests, the child is told that he/she must
"work harder", and the school is penalized for the child's existence.

It's almost impossible to explain to someone who hasn't lived through
the process what this does to the child's self-image.

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