Travels to 10 states!
Secretary Duncan is on a mission visiting at least 15 states to hear what teachers, students and parents have to say face to face about No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The tour, “Listening and Learning: A Conversation About Education Reform” is so the Secretary can have a “national dialogue about how to best deliver a complete and competitive education to all children – from cradle through career.”
“Duncan gives the (NCLB) law credit for shining a spotlight on kids who need the most help. Yet Duncan has many criticisms of No Child Left Behind, and he has plenty of company. Opponents insist the law’s annual reading and math tests have squeezed subjects like music and art out of the classroom and that schools were promised billions of dollars they never received.”
If Secretary Duncan decided to visit your school and sit down with you in your teachers lounge, during your preparation period what would you say to him about NCLB and school reform? Have you formulated your ideas on what school should look like to prepare our young people for the 21st century? What are you doing today that may be you are doing differently than when you started your teaching career. What are those differences?
And on a lighter note, what snack might be in the lounge that you would offer the Secretary?
The Secretary’s meetings are being taped and video summaries will be published on the U.S. Department of Education’s website that you can go to by clicking here.
