Standards Based Education

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This paper recognizes that standards based education is a good objective because it will remove ultimately the difference in quality of education in different social levels due to facilities available and capacities of schools; however, the question is whether this is being achieved. The author points out that the correctness of this assumption that these standards enable the public to know how well the schools are performing is being questioned by legislators and the public. The paper relates that the standards form a very narrow path for education often removing the link between the students daily lives and what they are taught.

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"Thus, apart from the direct evaluation of the students, which itself causes a lot of tension and stress on the students, they also lead to tension and stress on the teachers and probably all others connected with the school. This sort of tension for the teachers and others who are connected would probably have happened anyhow, as no educational authority can survive without extraneous funding and initial funds for starting the organization. At the same time, the person who is to be worried about is visible and the reactions can be directly assessed whereas the reactions of a government depend on a number of factors not connected to teachers and education. It is important that this part of tension is eased off and some type of an assurance is given to schools regarding their future funding, which is the biggest help they get, along with their recognition."

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