To Accomplish the Impossible: Our Changing

World and NCLB as seen in Schoen and

Fusarelli’s Work “Innovation, NCLB and the
Fear Factor” By J.
NCLB at 7 years...

• NCLB and its Control over a

Title I School

• AYP Achievements for Sub

Groups- Particularly SPED
and ELL- constantly raise
the bar of achievement

• Principals, APs have had to

become adept at
manipulating the system to
achieve success in
problematic areas or face
the consequences and
stigma of failure
NCLB In its Own
Words...

• “Meeting the challenge of a

changing world” (USDOE,
2007)

• Ensuring that students

have “practical problem
solving skills” (Spellings,
2007)

• Rigorous Coursework,
Scientificly Proven Methods
of Instruction, Holding
Schools Accountable
• Carnegie Council’s
contention that we must
alter methods and
curricular foci to better
reflect the challenges our
students will face in the
future

• Christensoen’s Contention:
The Application of Business
Principles and Economic
Goals to Education

• Innovation , Critical
Thinking, Adaptablity,
Creativity, and Problem
Solving Skills for the 21st
What Schoen and
Fusarelli
Suggest...

• Upgrades of Teacher Prep

• Greater Teacher Autonomy

• Eschew Curriculum Testing

in favor of Knowledge and
skills in Literacy, critical
thinking, problem solving,
collaboration, and
innovation, information and
media literacy skills
Currently...

• Teachers, APs and Principals

live in fear

• Untested strategies and

innovations have fallen by
the side of the road in favor
of tried and true test prep
creating a myopia

• Teacher burn out

Additional
Changes...

• The 110th Congress could

not decide on the revisions
needed so it has been
pushed back to January,
2009

• Senator Kennedy’s
Endorsement and the
Subgroup Designation

• Growth Models

• Testing Higher-Order Skills