I also think that with how intense curriculum has become, children never get to learn to “love” learning. They don’t get the opppurtunity to see that learning can be exciting and a means to an end that is to their benefit.

I also think that there is no pleasing parents. Some parents don’t think their kids are being challenged enough, some don’t want to see their kids ever fail at anything, etc. etc.

They are now mandated by the federal gov’t in all this. Which is a violation of law too, since federal law states that education is suppose to be left up to the states.

So federal is violating itself in doing this.

Teachers can ONLY teach what is going to be on these state mandated tests for NCLB.

They have a specific amount of things to teach in a certain amount of time. So when it’s time to move on to the next concept and the child hasn’t learned it, oh well! They are LEFT BEHIND !!

Contradicting to the purpose in this whole thing, huh?

Teachers spoon feed kids the answers on these tests just like memorizing robots.

They can not TEACH anymore, and kids can not LEARN anymore.

All for money !! The better the kids score on these tests, the MORE MONEY the schools get. So, schools DO NOT CARE if kids LEARN anymore, all they want is the MONEY!!

What goes on at home has a tremendous impact on how kids behave in the classroom, out in the halls, etc. I the parents have no boundaries for the child, they know that they can get away with just about anything! I cannot even explain how many ways parental expectations and home life affect a child’s performance and learning . . .

But if it was a really top-notch special school, I don’t think it would be a challenge