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ERIC Number: EJ538618
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
"Schools Aren't As Good As They Used to Be; They Never Were." Section 3: Higher Standards.
Maehr, Martin L.; Maehr, Jane M.
Educational Researcher, v25 n8 p21-24 Nov 1996
Identifies and discusses four major concerns with the 1996 National Education Summit's call for standards. Argues schools need more than just standards testing, criticized as an easy solution to a complex problem. By creating tougher standards and through the overuse of standarized tests, schools are transforming into sorting mechanisms, alienating marginal students, and ignoring learning as a lifelong investment. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation, Public Schools, School Effectiveness, Student Improvement
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Summit 1996
Note: Theme issue topic: "Talking 'Truth' to Power." For related documents, see UD 519 755-770.