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In 16 pages, this topic and how it is influenced through various academic courses of study (most notably reading, English/writing) are analyzed theoretically and statistically with the emphases being on standardized testing and the controversial No Child Left Behind law. Eighteen sources are listed in the bibliography.
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requires the total commitment of federal, state, and local governments, high school administrators, teachers, parents, and even students. There must be mutual cooperation and an ongoing dialogue that includes
active student participation in order to ensure that the specific cultural, linguistics, and socioeconomic needs of African American pupils are being successfully met. Public speaking requires across-the-board scholastic proficiency
in such fields of study as reading, English/writing, organization, logic, and critical thinking. Many fundamental aspects of the high school curriculum are currently assessed and determined through standardized testing
and President George W. Bushs controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. For African American students, excelling in each of the aforementioned areas is crucial to the improvement of
public speaking skills. Why are these skills so important? Because they can mean the differences between a high school diploma and a college degree, a blue-collar dead-end job
and a white-collar position with upward mobility. Standardized Testing In the early 1960s, K.B. Clark argued that low scholastic achievement and scores on I.Q. tests was not
a reflection of the students, but on teacher quality (Willie, Garibaldi, & Reed, 1991, p. 81). To reinforce this contention, the National Alliance of Black School Educators wrote in
the 1984 text Saving the African American Child, "Low income, poor nutrition, noncommon language variation, etc., are not the causes of low performance of students. These things may determine
what treatment students get from educators. The treatment that they get determines success or failure" (cited in Willie, Garibaldi, & Reed, 1991, p. 81). Much of the academic
damage done to African American and minority students is due to the notorious bell curve theory that was described in Charles Murray and Richard Herrnsteins 1994 book, The Bell Curve.
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