I admit I'm not exactly the go-to person when it comes to creating and enacting laws to ensure that schools work hard to prepare their students for the world. However, I usually have pretty good ideas about a lot of things. The difficult part is getting people that have the power to do something to listen.
First of all, we should be allowing successful and experienced teachers from a variety of settings decide what is best for schools. We need to make sure that all voices are heard, from wealthy to poor, urban to rural.
Secondly, our goals should be based on a student's preparation for the world. School districts should be monitored based on the progress they make over time, and how wisely they can use resources, not by standards of other districts. If one school district can make 3/4 of the progress with 1/4 of the resources when compared to a wealthier school districts, then they are doing an amazing job. Additionally, this progress should be monitored in a multitude of ways with less focus on standardized testing.
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I think another big part of this and definitely something that is of interest to me, is about how children with special needs are integrated into these laws. There are many schools that are not reaching their AYP because of these students. I am not at all saying it is their fault, it is the fault of the law and the way that it has been written. These students get minimal, if any help at all on these tests and it is majorly effecting many schools.
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