No child left behind update….

No child left behind update.  I spent some time looking at a few resources and I am starting to get some feel for what NCLB means.  I found a few sites that talk about requirements for teacher credentials, and a few that deal with requirements for curriculum development.  One of the big issues is the testing that seems to be required.  We are in Florida where we now have the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) which has had it’s share of controversy.  When we started school there was no FCAT, but we did have something called CTBS.  The kids and perhaps the teachers too, called it Childrens Torture Before Summer, but it is actually the TerraNova Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills.  In the mid 90’s developement of the FCAT and Sunshine State Standards began and the first tests were given in 1998.  So we have had the opportunity to watch the changes in the local schools as the FCAT has been implemented.