NCLB - Model of Citizenship

NCLB - Model of Citizenship No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

I feel the the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 model for citizenship is having a "Democratic Citizenship", in which the people have the right to freedom of speech. I have focused on this topic for I strongly believe that the public citizens should have a say and right to their state public schools. After all, parents should be mindful of their children's education and be active participates in their district schools. Teachers and other educators also should communicate with the schools and parents. After all we can all learn from each other and our children are our future.

I would like to also mention that schools and improve their success rates and scores by working with the parents input. The teachers are at school for only a short part of the student's day, and then the parents role is to advocate and reinforce what the students are studying. A parents role in a vital part of their child's edcational foundation. So for this reason, I feel that the NCLB act should educate parents on their rights and services for their children.

The NCLB is provides federal funding to assist schools to meet their educational needs. As a democratic society parents whose children have educational disabilities should be active participates in their school district. Communication is most important between teachers, principals, administrator, and parents. Citizens need to draw the line and make sure that their children are receiving all the education that is available to them. The NCLB protects the children and provides public schools with the necessary funding they need in this growing world.

In the article, "Teaching Against Idiocy," the author, Parker speaks of people who are "idoits", for they don't speak their mind or take part in public life. Since we are all taxpayers, citizens, and live in a democracy society people have the right to stop being "idoits" and voice their opinions. As quoted in the article, "It is the right to do whatever I choose, goes the argument with the added and suppposedly selfless rationalization of protecting "my" family from dangers real and imagined" (4). The democratic way of living together is to work together to create better schools and create better learning techniques.

If I was an education policy wonk and was asked about the connection between citizenship and public education this would be my reply. I would recommend more communication with parents, teachers, administrators, and students. The citizens have rights to know and learn more about their public educational system.