As it becomes clear that students cannot thrive in a broad range of subjects without first learningthefundamentals, NCLB is focused squarely on the educational building blocks of reading and mathematics.
They certainly need a grasp of thefundamentals of playing their instruments, but learning to collaborate requires understanding how these roles work together.
Yet despite this clear-cut need, education reformers and business leaders recognize that today's students are too often not being equipped with thefundamentals that will ensure a lifetime of learning, creativity and success.