Affirmative Side

I believe the "No child left behnd act" was good to maintain the good grades of students since they wouldn't volunteerly do so. The school was forced to help students succeed in their futures carreers by explainig how important it is to have a good grade in school. The act has such purposes: 
"(1)To support local efforts to enhance the early language, literacy, and prereading development of preschool age children, particularly those from low-income families, through strategies and professional development that are based on scientifically based reading research.
(2) To provide preschool age children with cognitive learning opportunities in high-quality language and literature-rich environments, so that the children can attain the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for optimal reading development in kindergarten and beyond.


(3) To demonstrate language and literacy activities based on scientifically based reading research that supports the age-appropriate development of —

(A) recognition, leading to automatic recognition, of letters of the alphabet;

(B) knowledge of letter sounds, the blending of sounds, and the use of increasingly complex vocabulary;

(C) an understanding that written language is composed of phonemes and letters each representing one or more speech sounds that in combination make up syllables, words, and sentences;

(D) spoken language, including vocabulary and oral comprehension abilities; and

(E) knowledge of the purposes and conventions of print.

(4) To use screening assessments to effectively identify preschool age children who may be at risk for reading failure.

(5) To integrate such scientific reading research-based instructional materials and literacy activities with existing programs of preschools, child care agencies and programs, Head Start centers, and family literacy services."
• This shows that the public schools are the main focus of this act and that lower class education is finally a concern to the government.