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After hearing each groups presentation, which city in France would you most like to live in? Write at least five sentences about why you would choose to live in this city.

Question

The No Child Left Behind Act was passed by President George W. Bush in 2001. Under this act, schools were held accountable for student progress in order to receive federal funding. One way to measure student progress was through standardized testing. Because this act placed pressure on schools, many schools began focusing more time and funding on subjects that would be tested such as, reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This caused less time to be devoted to subjects in the humanities including, music, art, foreign languages, and physical education. Unfortunately, some schools even eliminated these subjects. It also in many cases took away “free electives”, meaning free blocks of time where students could choose classes for their schedule that interested them. These free electives were replaced with more instruction in the tested subjects.
In five or more sentences, tell me what your opinion is of this. Do you think subjects in the humanities are an important aspect of education? Should more time be focused on the core subjects (reading, writing, mathematics)? Why or why not? There is no correct or wrong answer- just tell me why you feel the way you do!

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