There are a plethora of directions in which the curriculum might move, such as being subject centered versus being activity centered. Each must be appraised in terms of approved standards in assisting learners to achieve more optimally. Time moves forward rather rapidly as pupils move through the grades and graduate from high school, thus helping learners to be career or college ready. Selections made by pupils as they proceed through the public school years will make for feelings, on a continuum, of success or lack thereof. It behooves teachers to plan carefully which objectives, learning opportunities, and appraisal procedures to emphasize in ongoing lessons and units of study. This is salient when helping each pupil to attain as optimally as possible.