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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson was on trial for a crime that was impossible for him to commit. He had no use of his right hand, the victim (Mayella Ewell) was beat primarily with a right hand, yet Tom was still convicted. One would say this is unfair or that this was discrimination, which arouses activist feelings in the reader.
There is a similar instance occurring in America today. A select group of citizens are assumed to be able perform at a certain level and when that level isn’t met, everyone is placed as the fault.
No Child Left behind holds all schools in America to the same set of standardized criteria when all schools and students aren’t standardized.
Similar to To Kill a Mockingbird, No Child Left Behind states that all students must meet the guidelines that have been set forth in order to prove our education system is successful. However, any logical thought process would show that this wouldn’t deliver accurate results and is an unfair treatment and hindrance to students. Why aren’t people expressing those same feelings as felt while reading about the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird.
No Child Left Behind was started in 2001 by George W. Bush to create consistent through proven education methods. As seen on the No Child left Behind, their goal/purpose (add incriminating info)……From this program, STAR testing was created