There are several problems with the No Child Left Behind program.

For one thing, the goals are unattainable.

I believe schools are doctoring the scores of low-achieving students, and that most of the public’s money goes to educate the lowest third of achieving students. That leaves little money for the middle- and upper-achieving students.

While talking to a friend who has been teaching for more than 25 years, I asked her, if she had a class of 30 children (who all wanted to learn), could she teach it? She said “yes,” which tells me that there is a need to get back to a simpler system, in which the children are taught to be in fields they are best suited for.

Not every student is college material, so why try to educate them to a level they are not capable of reaching?

Ollie Emery, Mechanic Falls