Audience listens to panelists	Judith Warren Little and Dean P. David Pearson

CalDay Panel Explores No Child Left Behind

On CalDay, the campus’s annual open house, the Graduate School of Education presented a panel discussion on
“No Child Left Behind: Lofty Goals, Positive Effects, Unkept Promises.” The panel, which featured Dean P. David Pearson and Professors Judith Warren Little and Alan Schoenfeld, dealt with the way in which current federal policy is affecting students and educators, both in California and nationally. Panelists pointed out that many of the provisions of the No Child Left Behind legislation are creating a culture of “drill and kill” teaching that is more focused on producing test results for specific students than on providing the best education for all young people. The panel noted that the legislation’s goals are by most estimates unattainable in the time frame of the bill. Panelists also explored different alternatives to the current legislation to make it more effective and realistic.

 

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