11-13-2012, 08:44 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
free- High Schools, even in heavy manufacturing areas, no longer provide *any* trade instruction unless it's through special 'magnet' programs. And then only to a select group of students.
No Child Left Behind in filling out a McDonald's application.
I agree that the no child left behind law has essentially dedicated the school's resources to the lowest performing percentage of students. As long as you pass tests, the public schools in NYC wont dedicate 1 additional penny in your direction. However, if you have any deficits (speech, language, and etc), they will go as far as having an individual tutor/teacher sit besides you in class to help. I don't know how the programs work or not, but as a former NYC resident, I was very peeved, when they shut down our magnet program to pay for these costs. The result of these actions led directly (and this was the sole reason) to my moving out to Long Island to a good school district.