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ERIC Number: EJ606451
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Standards Juggernaut.
Brady, Marion
Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n9 p648-51 May 2000
Shunning debate on alternative educational philosophies and knowledge organization, "Standardistos" are only interested in "freezing" what today's "well-educated" people know, distributing it to schools, and demanding that it be taught and learned. They overlook breadth versus depth issues, developmental and sequential appropriateness, and pedagogical complexities. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Information Dissemination, Problems, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Development