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The EdTech Revolution Has Failed

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346 points obscurette | 4 comments | 12 Nov 24 14:11 UTC | HN request time: 1.027s | source
1. boohoo123 ◴[12 Nov 24 16:04 UTC] No.42116655[source]▶
The teachers, the tools, the curriculum are not the problem. The No Child Left Behind Act is the problem. When everyone passes regardless if they learned anything or not, literacy skills are going to go down. You used to stay in a grade until you passed that grades curriculum, now everyone gets a pass. There are no consequences, resulting in no incentive to learn. Repeating 8th grade while all your friends move to high school is a pretty good incentive to get your act together.
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2. WillPostForFood ◴[12 Nov 24 16:22 UTC] No.42116878[source]▶
FWIW, No Child Left Behind is no longer law, it was replaced in 2015.
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3. BeFlatXIII ◴[12 Nov 24 16:45 UTC] No.42117124[source]▶
Is ESSA foundationally any different from NCLB?
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4. WillPostForFood ◴[12 Nov 24 19:19 UTC] No.42118656{3}[source]▶
More incrementally different than foundationally different. ESSA was trying to address complaints about NCLB, to allow more autonomy and flexibility. Neither are directly responsible for "everyone passes." They both were trying to stop everyone passes by adding a standard of accountability.