Why do you think NCLB isn't a problem, when it's specifically the cutoff of federal funding mandated by NCLB that causes that increased focus on getting kids to

Why do you think NCLB isn't a problem, when it's specifically the cutoff of federal funding mandated by NCLB that causes that increased focus on getting kids to pass minimum standards in the first place? NCLB doesn't care about - or measure - critical thinking or higher level reading skills. Not that I'm disagreeing with you on your larger point, by any means. Incidentally, could you get in touch by email, if you have a moment? My wife is a physics instructor and has seriously been considering teaching/SAT prep in China or elsewhere abroad, and I'd be interested in finding out how you got into it.