Across the United States, efforts have been made to make our students more successful in their studies. Even the federal government has attempted to enact sweeping new changes to push states and schools to bring all students to a higher level of proficiency. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 was passed to update the previous law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. NCLB was the first government-mandated overhaul in over thirty years . With the passage of the NLCB and subsequent federal mandates, priority was given to educators to bring state academic standards and academic achievement test scores up to minimum standards. The adoption and implementation of NCLB was to include accountability systems that would help determine the teaching effectiveness of those in the classrooms. Above all, I want all students to receive a quality education. Although there were teaching styles that I felt were less compatible with my personal learning style, I would not call this teacher a bad educator. I support tying teachers' ability to their students' assessment scores, but labeling a teacher good or bad based solely on those scores alone is not the way we should move forward. There are many different factors that will define how well a student learns. Much of this falls on their teachers, but a student's learning is closely linked to whether they also receive the appropriate support from home. Students, as well as their parents, must be held responsible for their education. For students to take ownership of their education, they must be pushed to excel at home. A child's education cannot begin and end with the sound of a school bell. The most current method for measuring a medium of paper......10001424052970204485304576641123767006518.html>.Gormley, Michael. "Cuomo: NY and union agree on teacher evaluation plan." The observers' dispatch. GateHouse Media, Inc., February 16, 2012. Web. February 18, 2012. .Leonhardt, David. “When does teacher accountability go too far? » The New York Times - Magazine. Arthur Sulzberger Jr., September 1, 2010. Web. February 17, 2012. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-107-110, 20 USC 6301 (2002). Print. Rothstein, Jesse. “More harm than good.” Editorial. The New York Times - The Opinion Pages. January 13, 2012. The web. February 19. 2012. .