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To: epicure who wrote (301047)	5/31/2016 7:55:38 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 540725

That has always been the argument against standardization - that it limits good teachers. But in teaching, as in everything else, most people are average and below average. That is a mathematical necessity. Standards are a way of putting a floor and raising the bottom. The right system will still allow a teacher to do more so long as she meets the minimum. Personally I am of the opinion that doing more (in standardized teaching) should mean more depth rather than quantity. And it should mean more individualization of the material. There are also places where up to 3 consecutive grades are taught together (not high school). Sometimes this is done due to lack of enough teachers/students. But it has the additional benefit of allowing smarter kids at lower grades to learn more.