Essay On Standardization Of Public Education

What everyone knows is that education has changed dramatically since our parents were in public schools. This public education was paid for by taxes when our parents paid into the mill levy on a yearly basis. Yes, there was a difference in cost, depending where in the city the students lived. Even though this was true, all students received basically the same educational standards. Carpenter said, “That progress was the rule in public education and equals a better society. That it gave a road map to educators of the day.” There is definitely a debate going on whether he was right or not. Standardization did improv,e but not every student fit perfectly in his grand plans.
Education has both progressed and regressed. It is a million dollar quandary that is still pondered today. Life is not all black and white, but all shades of the rainbow. That just makes …show more content…
The big question is whether students are being taught the necessary tools to be a functional and contributing member of life. Is the testing procedure adequate? The problem is, experts don’t always agree are what is right and proper and what is the easiest way to get the task accomplished in the quickest way. It is truly all about perspective, and how to get peers to all be on the same page. Nodding states “The need for standards is very connected to the perceived failure of the public school system”. There definitely is a problem in what is taught as a opposed to how the educators test what students have learned. The gist of the matter is that perhaps those who write the textbooks are not responsible for the testing part. We have a general failure to communicate about it. This area could be where teacher accountability should play a pivotal role.
According to Nodding,” Teachers should not be held accountable for adhering strictly to the prescribed curriculum but as professionals, plan to justify why, when they do depart from