"No Child Left Behind Act"
Ingnores Basic Learning Research
Ventura,
CA (PRWEB) July 8, 2004... What is the number one requirement
for learning to take place? SAFETY! A student of any age must
feel safe in order for effective learning to take place.
Safety
from what? Physical hurt? Definitely. But beyond that, kids must
be safe from emotional hurt in all of its forms: ridicule, pressure
to perform, fear of failure, fear of not measuring up. It's that
simple--kids who are afraid can't learn.
The
No Child Left Behind Act sounds good. The idea is to ensure that
all children are successful learners. But instead of opening
up possibilities for kids, it is shutting them down even further
because kids are scared that they will make mistakes, fail the
test, or look stupid in front of their classmates. The result?--anger,
depression, physical symptoms, acting out behaviors, and not much
learning takes place.
America's
Learning-Success™ Coaches
Victoria Kindle Hodson and Mariaemma Willis have this to say
about the No Child Left Behind Act:
"The
intention may be worthy, but it won't work until kids' different
learning styles and differing rates of developmental readiness
are taken into account. Not ALL first graders are ready to read
and not ALL third graders are ready for fractions. But some first
graders are ready for fractions and some third graders can read
high school level.
Finding out how individual kids learn and what each
one is ready to learn will ensure that no child is left
behind. Students who experience this type of learning situation
feel safe, have a sense of accomplishment, and thrive.
Requiring
all kids to learn the same thing at the same time in the same
way will merely ensure that more than half of the students in
any classroom will NOT learn effectively. Students who experience
this type of learning situation learn that they are not very smart
or capable and end up feeling angry and resentful. They grow up
believing that they can't do much."
If
we really want No Child Left Behind, then we need to make learning
safe and enjoyable--and not just for the students, but for the
teachers, too!
For
additional information contact Learning-Succes™
Institute,
805-648-1739, www.learningsuccesscoach.com
Victoria
Kindle Hodson & Mariaemma Willis are the co-founders
of the Learning-Success™ Institute and authors of the best-selling
book, Discover Your Child's Learning Style ($19.95, ISBN
0-7615-2013-9--available in most bookstores and at their website--www.learningsuccesscoach.com).
The authors are available for book signings, media appearances,
and speaking engagements.
LearningSuccess™ Institute
1590 E. Main St. • Ventura CA 93001 • 805-648-1739
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