Five Problems With Standards-Based Grading
Wendy Hart: Standards-based grading will lead us further away from freedom and individuality and could lead to a loss of selected types of knowledge.
Tag: Standards-Based Reform
Standards and Accountability Do Not Create Flexibility
Shane Vander Hart: The standards and accountability movement have not increased flexibility or raised student acheivement. It has increased bureaucracy.
Education Is More Than Checklists
“An approach to education based on standards invariably results in checklists being brought out and omissions noted, rather than accomplishments cited.”
Study: Since Common Core Student Achievement Has Declined and School Choice Harmed
Pioneer Institute Study: Curriculum centralization has failed to improve international competitiveness—it’s time to re-think curriculum standards-based reform
Four Thoughts About Education Next’s 2017 Common Core Poll
Shane Vander Hart responds to Education Next’s 2017 School Reform Poll that shows support for standards-based reform growing among Americans.