QUESTION: Standardized Curriculum?

[Sarah Lavery]

Hey Everyone, my name is Sarah Lavery and I'm a student at Aurora
University. I'm enrolled in my university's honor program and am doing
a poster presentation this coming Tuesday. I was wondering if anyone
had any sweet links to images/graphs/ stats to add to my poster in
regards to standardized curriculum. Funny pictures, serious pictures,
anything anyone has out there. My overall qualitative study is
basically why one school went to standard based: was it through a
rational theory or institutional. If anyone has any pointers, I'd
really appreciate it. THANK YOU in advance.

[Ryan Goble]

Hey Sarah, maybe you could tell us a little more about the story around curriculum they chose - What standards did they use, state standards, national core standards, curriculum provided by a testing company like the college board?

That might help folks zero in on what might be most helpful for you.

In in the meantime I did a google image such for "national standards education cartoon..."

Some results...

Caption "Finally, New Leveling Guidelines for Year 12 English"

Found at http://zjvv.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/cartoon.gif

Found at http://www.thefrustratedteacher.com/2010/03/thursday-cartoon-fun-te...

Found at http://www.ivblogz.com/tales_of_a_twentysomethin/ - this image links nicely to the one from 1899 featured in this playlist entry PLAYLIST: CONNECT THE MINDS (CTM) ACTIVITY + ARTICLE PDF!!!

[Sarah Lavery]

wow thanks Ryan, those are sweet cartoons.