Class 2 reflection

Early on, in response to one of the articles presented, we ended up on the NCLB discussion again. Take a bunch of educators, mix in a little political controversy and you're sure to have a lively discussion. You're sure to find more here. For my two cents (which are worth less and less every day due to inflation, right?), I just don't see how the federal government gets the authority to dictate my classroom, my child, or my education. Why do we Americans think as a whole that our teachers are incompetent and that parents can't be trusted to pick an educational system that is the best for them. Are voters more concerned that, as a nation, we're getting dumber as the rest of the world is getting smarter? I, for one, don't believe that is true and to boot I don't think centralized planning of education would ever fix that if it were. Do I see benefits of NCLB? Yes. Do I think that any individual state could reap those same benefits and loads more through less invasive measures? Absolutely.