Jim Charter wrote:

> I lasted just four days tutoring in the "No child left behind" effort.
> 
> Personally, I've never looked back.

Hmmm. 'No child left behind' My wife was going on about all of the 
paperwork she was required to file due to this act. I jokingly called it 
the 'No Piece of Paper Left Behind' act.

She was telling me yesterday, that by some year (I think 4 years from 
now, 2012) all students must pass standardized testing, or teachers 
could lose their jobs. I replied by stating that it was asinine to think 
that the teacher's performance should be judged by the student's 
performance on a test. There are MANY more factors that go into the 
performance of a child in addition to the teacher. You can't help those 
who are not willing to be helped. Parents who refuse to be involved in 
their child's education and well being are far more detrimental to that 
child's ability to learn than a teacher who gave her best effort in the 
classroom.

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