My understandings of Educational Standards

I think that standards are important. I believe Physical Education teachers have always known the basic way to perform a physical activity. Therefore, Physical Education teachers, no matter where they teach, always use the same steps to teach the physical skill. The reading on education standards seems to show that the regular education core curriculum has not been broken down into the skill based steps that are used in Physical Education. The push for standards in education is due to the lack of consistent understandings among Math, Science, English, History and Social Studies teachers on what and how they should teach the subject that they teach. According to the reading some groups have wanted to have standards in curriculum design and instruction for a long time. The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) began in 1987 to offer state education groups and national groups a way to standardize how and what teachers teach. In 1989, President Bush and six governors meet to make six goals for students to reach by 2000. Two of the goals said that by 2000 American students would be rated on top in both Math and Science. It seems that the states and national government became divided over the value of the standards movement. Many thought the idea of standards movement would not be good for students in every situation. In physical activities the student is demonstrating a performance. The student is graded on their ability to successful perform the steps. The assessment is very clear. The student’s grade is determined by their ability to accomplish each step in a group of steps correctly. I can see that in a English class a students paper may have some correct points. The problem seems that one teacher may grade the paper on way and another teacher grades the same paper in a different way. I see the problems with inconsistent grading as a positive reason for standards.. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was a federal mandate that was adopted by congress in 2002. This act requires that all children l by 2013-20014 school year would be on the level of proficient in state testing. The act also requires
all Pre-service Teacher Preparation Programs in all universities and colleges around the country to graduate “ Highly Qualified” teacher candidates. The state of Tennessee has adopted eleven Professional Education Standards that all pre-service teachers use.