Nclb Accountability

One of the major goals of the United States school system is to give all children quality academic opportunities. Regarding accountability, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program requires that school district personnel inform parents of what the academic standards are and all pertinent information related to their child regarding assessments and performance. When accountability measures are not in place, it limits the ability to accurately verify whether the students are making satisfactory progress in the classroom. However, in agreement with Daniel Duke's advocating for collective accountability. I feel that the responsibility to accept the consequences for a student's failure to achieve should be shared by the students, their parents and that student's educators from kindergarten and above Most professions practice peer evaluations. I support Duke's thoughts on how educators need to practice peer evaluation regarding measuring success and be flexible to know when to adjust their instruction when students are not achieving success . Peer evaluations should be used as a means for improving lessons and provides an opportunity for positive feedback, and talk about what areas an instructor may need to improve in. These evaluations allow for teachers work together to develop curriculum and professional development plans. Dedicated teachers take pride in their students' success and can supply the motivation to help a teacher in a lower grade be successful especially when that teacher will be teaching the students a few months (Evangelista, 2011).

In my experience, I have often solicited the students, parents and educational leadership department to on what changes I could make that would bring about student success regarding testing and lesson delivery. Fortunately, there were several senior instructors that have worked private and public schools for me to gain advice from.