Describe your experience with effects of NCLB at your elementary and middle school? Then answer these questions about relationships between federal, state, and local government.

Who should decide what students learn in a particular public school-the local school board or administration, the state board of education, or federal government? Why does it matter who decides?

What should the federal government do to "ensure the general welfare" of U. S citizens, in reaction to public education? How can it make sure that all students are receiving equal access to a high-quality education if not by testing them?

What role should states play in determining curriculum and measuring progress? Are states standards test and standardized tests and best approach? if not, what would work better?

Is there a story or a summary to this is there is just post it and i will get straight to answering it .

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

i would pick a. i think this is more of a personal question though.