Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Rebranding (and having fun with) NCLB

Remember Secretary Arne Duncan asking for suggestions on what to call "No Child Left Behind"?

No sooner asked than granted.

Andrew Rotherman over on Eduwonk.com has been running a contest on renaming NCLB.

There are some straight answers, but plenty that show a bit more...dark humor in renaming.
A few of my favorites:

  • Double Back Around to Pick Up the Children We Left Behind Act
  • the Teach to the Test Act
  • the Could We Start Again Please Act
  • The Act of Contrition
  • Achieving America’s Reading, wRiting and aRithmatic Goals (AARRRG!)
And...
  • "I think, if we can get his permission, we should rename it the Garrison Keillor Act. After all, NCLB is no more of a fictional construct than Lake Woebegon where “all the children are above average!” "

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