how does standards-based education not improve learning?
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Because teachers are incompetent at doing things that require following guidelines.  We should make our children learn to be just like them.
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our education system is it is sucks and is not very effective.\nby changinng the paradigm we might become more effective.\neducators.\ntech ed is more hands on and practical. theory is nice but rarely effective in making a living.
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Speaking as a teacher, failure is not something we prefer to practice but it is a necessary part of teaching.  If everyone passed whether they did the work or not, there would not be starndards so why learn at all?  Teaching is changing to the extent there is a movement not of failure but not letting students go on until they master a concept or level.  You pass when you pass,  Unfortunately this is not practical in very large systems or schools and there needs to be a remediation level for students who refuse to work.  When i went to grade school it didnt matter how long you sat in a class you were not going to go to the next grade until you passed.  There was very little failure because every year there seemed to be one student held back who was of course older and larger, and obviously someone who failed.  The current system is to pass students socially to avoid some of that type of social stigma in grade school.  In high school students are not given their credits until they earn them.
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I'm not but I can tell you at those places it's not about grades, it's about how you apply the skills you have learned to make the world better. You need potencial and practicle appliance of knowledge rather than high marks.
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To vague a query.  Standards are different in different communities.  I know that sounds stupid because it is a 'standard' but it is true.
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yeh i do agree because teachers aren't too focused on motivating their students and standards are lower than they used to be. For physical ed, teachers dont care to teach that much, they just have the students play and assume that they know everything.
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Most schools now revolve  around mandatory test. that way they can get the students to pass it. It ridicules that there are so many standardized test for students to take.
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Most academians think learning must be the basic stuff like English, math, science, and the added stuff like computers and business. There just isn't enough time in the day, or so they say. So as a result they eliminate what THEY feel they don't need to teach. PE is good for a lot more than staying in shape. The body needs activity just as much as the mind. Funding has eliminated some of these classes as well. Music, sports, art are being hit by budget cuts. Takes less money to order a book and use it over and over than to have equipment and supplies.  By the way, according to the article I read, it is a nationwide problem getting schools to have PE, and it starts even in elementary school.
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It's difficult to answer this question without clarification as to what you mean by "traditional assessments." Are you referring to assessments such as quizzes and tests, homework, etc. in the classroom? Or are you referring to standardized testing at all the levels of schooling? Both?\n\nNot knowing the above, I can still try...\nThe easiest answer is that traditional assessment works for traditional students (I'll let you figure out my meaning). As a teacher who works in a very diverse school in a major city, problems arise when trying only to rely on traditional assessment, both in the classroom and on standardized tests. That is, "traditional students" often do very well in this environment, while "non-traditional students" often struggle. This doesn't make the latter group inferior; they simply lack the background knowledge and experiences of their "traditional" peers. This, then makes them appear less intelligent and often gets them labeled as having learning disorders or even behavioral disorders...\nAll this being said, I still don't know what the solution is; do we change the way we assess everyone to accommodate the "non-traditionals?" Do we assess the two groups differently--and wouldn't that lead (back) to segregation......? Hmmm....
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Children learn in spite of their teachers....The first thing I was taught at teacher training. \n\ndrilling is fine provided you understand what you are learning. The multiplication tables are a good example of this. We used to memorise those tables like a poem. Did it help? Yes becasue they provided us with quick answers when dealing with more complex issues. \n\nThe fact is that there are some things you just need to know. You can either make the effort to remember it (and there are lots of techniques for that) or you can look it up in a book every time you need to know.
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I don't think we're holding our kids to high enough standards. I think kids are getting passed when they really don't deserve it. Just for example, look at some of the spelling and grammar on Yahoo Answers. How did some of these people pass in school?
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Because people do not understand the aim of education,,Education in school and uni.s is not only giving information (that is more in schools) , but mainly it teachs the person HOW to get information,,millions of books are there everywhere full of information (plus internet  ...etc), what ment by education is to enable the person to get the information and use it to solve a problem..(of course I am not talking about the basics)
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It is a good way of checking how well we are educating our children.  If we can see they cannot spell the word Standardized, for example, we know there is a problem, and can take steps to address the problem.  If we don't have standards, we aren't aware of the problem until it's too late.  When you goto the market, do you just pick up pieces of fruit at random?  or do you check for bruises, insects etc.  Standards insure quality.
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Standardized testing refers to the uniformity of procedure in administering and scoring a test.  This standardization is essential in order to compare one person or group of persons with another person or group.  And, to compare a person with him or herself over time.\n\nThe issue you are raising is not with standardized testing, but with how test content drives the content of the school's curriculum.  Restricting course content to the areas that will be tested ensures that more students will pass the test.  And, some school administrations do evaluate their teachers on the basis of numbers successful on the test.\n\nIn my opinion, the nation-wide emphasis on specific skills has negatively impacted the richness of past public primary and secondary education.  More and more parents and students seem to be coming to the same conclusion that you have reached.  Some are switching to home schooling or enrolling in private schools.  However, you can become responsible for your own enrichment without withdrawing from the public schools.  Simply change your expectations of what they are able to offer.  However, do your very best on the TAKS.  It is a serious endeavor.\n\nYou ask if this is fair.  The answer depends on how you define fair.  There is currently a powerful movement in this country to improve student performance.  It may be instructive to use causal analysis to examine the source of this movement.  Your questions are good ones.  Continue to be inquisitive.\n\nI hope this helps.  If you are interested, read more about the No Child Left Behind Act and how communities around the country have responded.
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You can't take responsibility for the actual learning, only for making it as available and likely as you can.  You can't cram learning in, they have to accept it.
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Here is an answer I did for a very similar question a few days ago.....\n\nIt always depends upon how the inclusion or mainstreaming is done. It also depends very much upon the needs of the individual and the resources available in the system. There is no easy answer, and unfortunately most people are either strongly pro or strongly con, and often don't see shades of grey. Also are you looking for the information from the perspective of a student, a parent, or a teacher? The perspectives tend to be quite different sometimes.\n\nSome of the postive effcts would be that the student theoretically has the opportunity to make more friends and participate in more activities. This is certainly true if inclusion is done in a careful and caring manner. Students who are mainstreamed have to learn to live by the same rules as other students. Other children become more accepting of students with disabilities. Everyone learns to respect each other's differences, and it should lead to a more tolertant and accepting society overall. Generally in the years since IDEA, students with disabilties have shown improvements in standardized test scores, better social and communication skills, better knowledge of the world and are better prepared for post-school experiences.\n\nSome people say that inclusion lowers standards in the regular classroom. It may not always be possible to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the regular classroom. Classroom teachers do not necessarily have the background or skills to address different disabiities. Some students with disabiities need very specific programming that cannot be delivered effectively in the regular classroom. Some people believe that kids with disabilities fall further behind as a result of mainstreaming because they can't get the amount or quality of attention they need.\n\nThe key is appropriate training of clsssroom teachers, good specific programming for the students with disabilities, and resources to properly support classroom teachers in implementing inclusion. \n\nI've tried to give an overview of both sides. \n\nI hope my thoughts help.
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Because their value systems haven't been properly developed yet, and they don't fully realize how much a good education is worth. It probably doesn't help that, by all accounts, the education system today is fubar. Most kids don't recognize how much learning is worth until they get to college, and even then, some still don't. \n\nThat sounds like something an old man would say, but I'm not quit that old yet.