Problems with No Child Left Behind

The following is an extract from Educationnews.org

Monday, April 5, 2004
By Marty Solomon

In a misguided attempt to strengthen public education, the No Child Left Behind legislation will actually damage our schools.

The No Child Left Behind legislation, makes it difficult, if not impossible, for the most disadvantaged and most deprived children to be successful, it ignores high achievers by requiring only minimal proficiency, it insures failure by not providing nearly enough money for the needed one-on-one supplementary tutoring and it will result in the destruction of entire neighborhoods through a new round of busing.

If Asama Bin Laden wanted to destroy our public school system, he couldn’t have designed a better plan.

Comment: No Child Left Behind is failing because it offers nothing to develop the holistic functioning of the student's brain physiology. This can be easily accomplished through Consciousness-Based education. Through simple techniques, such as the natural, effortless Transcendental Meditation technique, any child can experience Transcendental Consciousness, deep within at the source of thought. Extensive scientific research confirms that only the experience of Transcendental Consciousness enlivens the whole brain physiology. When applied in schools, Consciousness-Based education results in unprecedented educational outcomes and provides a practical means to create coherence in society and prevent outbreaks of conflict and violence. To learn more read A Record of Excellence: The Remarkable Success of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment. http://www.arecordofexcellence.com or visit the website of Maharishi School http://www.maharishischooliowa.org