# Does the concept of "No Child Left Behind" really make sense?

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**Created:** [December 13, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-concept-of-no-child-left-behind-really-make-sense/521130 "2009-12-13T19:24:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-concept-of-no-child-left-behind-really-make-sense/521130/21 "2009-12-15T02:09:53Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Why the lawyer bashing?

Nothing personal, my entire nuclear family other than my youngest brother are all lawyers.

> [@Procrustus](#):
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> How about we change “lawyers” to “politicians?” Then I’d be in complete agreement.

You’re right, I shouldn’t have over generalized, but in my defense I was under the mistaken impression that Congress was upwards of 90% lawyers when it is, in fact, only upwards of 50% lawyers.

And, to be honest, the problem isn’t so much lawyers or politicians making educational policy (although that’s not a recipe for guaranteed success…), it’s that they enacted Feelgoodism and DoSomethingism to look busy instead of figuring out what the educational system actually needs.

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