5 Long Years of NCLB: What Do You Think?

USA Today has an interesting article on the impact of NCLB. Here's our favorite paragraph; it's so true:

Here's a pretty safe rule of thumb: Start in the classroom and travel up the educational food chain. The further you travel, the more you'll find that people like the law. Mention it to most teachers and they'll just roll their eyes. Many principals tolerate it. Ask a local superintendent, a state superintendent or a governor and the assessment gets rosier as their suit gets more expensive.

Here's just one comment from a teacher:

After five years, the law has even spawned an online petition that, as of Sunday, had about 22,500 signatures of people urging Congress to repeal it.

Along with his signature, teacher Mark Quig-Hartman of Vallejo, Calif., said: "I am well on my way to becoming an embittered and mediocre teacher who heretofore considered teaching to be a profession, not a job. I once loved what I did. I do not now, nor do my students; school has become a rather grim and joyless place for all."

Lots of people have posted their thoughts on NCLB. You can, too. Here's the link: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/01/debating_the_ea.html