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“PBS Frontline: Learning Matters: Testing Our Schools.” Prod.
and Ed. John D. Tulenko. Correspondent John Merrow. PBS. Youtube.com. 18 April 2012. Web. 10 March 2015.
Summary
This documentary takes a critical look at No Child Left
Behind’s most obvious effect: standardized testing. John Merrow raises many
pertinent questions about the validity of tests: the weight that is put on them
in terms of school funding, rankings, and closures, the difficulty some schools
have passing them, and the loss of diverse curriculum they may be causing. The
piece examines several states’ implementation of NCLB, measures the effects of
NCLB across the nation, and asks teachers, students, and experts about their
firsthand experiences with the program.
Quality
Frontline is a very well respected source. According to
Frontline.org, it has won many Peabody Awards, many Emmy Awards, and a Pulitzer
Prize (“Awards”). John Merrow, primary correspondent for the piece, has won, “Emmy
nominations in 1984, 2005, and 2007, four CINE Golden Eagles, numerous awards
from the Education Writers Association…[and is]…an occasional contributor to
USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times” (“About
John Merrow”).
Issues
This source is older, and a bit biased. Though it was made
in 2002, it can give us a snapshot of how people felt about NCLB when it first
arrived on the education scene, providing background on the practice of
standardized testing and allowing us to put current issues in context. In terms
of bias, it leans to the liberal side, giving the opinions of people who
support NCLB on occasion, but mostly focusing on questioning the validity of
the tests and giving voice to those who are displeased them in whole or in part.
Key Words and Phrases:
No Child Left Behind
Standardized Testing
Socioeconomic Effects
Standard Deviation
SoL
School Funding
School Closures
Teaching to the Test
Test-Based Graduation
Works Cited
Hey Professor. This looks like a really good source. I see that there is a note (to your self?) at the top of the post about adding quotes. Could you either add the quotes or take that note off. It might be distracting to some readers.
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