No Child Left Behind

OK, so I was home for the long weekend and saw an article in the local newspaper (I can't find it online, unfortunately) about the No Child Left Behind Act, and its affects on the schools, the students, and the teachers. Teachers do have a tendency to "teach to the test" because of the law restrictions of children who have to pass the tests, we all know this. Maybe the students don't learn as much about the curriculum as they should, since teachers omit certain points to focus on others that are on the test. I went to high school in New York State, where they give the Regents exams. Unlike the state tests in New Jersey, the Regents were in all subjects (English, Math, Spanish, Sciences and Social Studies), and were given different years for different subjects. So basically, ALL of the teachers in our schools taught to the test so that we would all pass. But most of us did pass. We learned, the school got a good rating, and so did our teachers. Is that so bad? No, I don't think so. I don't think there is still a need to focus on the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act, do you?