LITERATURE REVIEW Rushton discusses funding for the No Child Left Behind program being withheld if students do not perform well on standardized tests. So, if students do not perform well on tests, teachers are affected in terms of the amount of their salary, which also affects school district funding. This encourages teachers to not teach the way they should, but simply teach by getting students to do well on standardized tests. In this article, Rushton explains how the student's brain learns. Rushton explains how the prefrontal lobe is responsible for thinking, creativity and also judgment skills. For students taking the standardized test, this area may not be fully developed, and this could be one of the main reasons why teachers do not set criteria for test scores. If this happens, should teachers really be held responsible for what the student is not learning? Teachers must create an environment in which students can grow at their own pace. “Effective teachers support brain development by encouraging children to make discoveries in well-planned environments that support student autonomy” (Rushton 89). NCLB provides funding to school districts that achieve standardized test scores, but schools that do not achieve the score are at a disadvantage because NCLB does not provide funding to schools. “Research has shown that teachers employed in low-performing schools are often less qualified teachers and that students may have less academic preparation” (Rushton 91). The link in this resource is that it may not be the teacher's fault...... middle of copy...... Assessment. Opposing views on school reform. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Christine Nasso, 2011 129-133. Print. Ferriter, Bill. Standardized tests should not be used alone to evaluate students. Opposing views on school reform. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Christine Nasso, 2011 94-99. Print.Henslin, James M. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. Boston: Pearson, 2012. Print. Maleyko, Glenn and Marytza A. Gawlik. “No Child Left Behind: What We Know and What We Need to Know.” Education 131.3 (2011): 600-624. Elite academic research. Internet. February 28, 2014. Rhodes, Jesse H. An Education in Politics. New York: Cornell University Press, 2012. Print. Rushton, Stephen and Anne Juola-Rushton. “Classroom learning environment, brain research, and the No Child Left Behind initiative: 6 years later.” Journal of Early Childhood Education 36.1 (2008): 87-92. ProQuest. Internet. April 3. 2014