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Reality Today Forum
The Best of 2012
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Do Away With the No Child Left Behind Act
!
Let Kids be Kids
Start School Later in the Morning!
Where Did These Schools Come From?
50 Tips to Saving Money
Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer
Newer is Not Always Better
Use Your Noggin
Have We Gone Too Far with Elaborate Weddings?
Can Music Enhance Learning?
Use Your Noggin
The Real Reason Why Retail Sales Are Down
Introduction
These articles are our editors’ picks, or favorites, from 2012 issues. Reality Today Forum is a new e-magazine that launched in October 2011.
Reality Today Forum is an e-magazine for the growing number of people who wish to get their opinion out there to make a difference in our ever-changing world.
We post articles on hot social issues, including those in: education, health, politics, economy, travel, and social networking.
Our readers range from politicians to CEOs of large corporations to doctors to lawyers to the common consumer. Circulation is constantly growing by leaps and bounds.
You are invited to voice a strong opinion on a topic, by responding to one of the articles by presenting another side of the topic.
To read more, go to www.realitytodayforum.com for the latest issue online.
Do Away With the No Child Left Behind Act
!
By Eric Shrove
A Bit of History
The No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) was meant to govern standardized tests under to be given under same conditions in public schools, K-12, so that no child will be left behind, or a better word might be overlooked. It was believed that providing a standard would result in a more accurate measureable outcome in education. Standard tests would be developed and given annually as assessments of basic skills. These tests would be mandatory for those schools that would receive federal funding.
If the students at a particular school would score badly on these tests, then measures would be taken which would improve the school, which would be a two-five year process.
Although
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