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NATIONAL SET STANDARDS OUTLINE
PARAGRAPH Yes we do need a national standard for education because each state has its own way of graduating a high school student. Are we really the United States of America if each state has its own way of graduating a high school student?? I say no. A national set standard is one of the biggest parts of my plan to reform the educational system and it will be the school district's job in order to enforce the set standard. With a national set standard of rules for the educational system it will make fixing the system much easier because even I know my plan will need some fixing at points of time. It will help alleviate cities and states from having to come up with a standard which is a good thing as well. One set standard for all kids and teachers will be a whole lot easier on all the people in the USA. For the student moving from one school district to another will be more of a breeze. For the teacher it gives them a focus on what they need to learn in order to teach and to get a teaching certificate. Plus with a national set standard teachers can now be able to teach in any state with no problems. Now I do not see any reason why to get rid of the credit hour at the college or high school level. It serves a great purpose in defining what a class is, time to complete a class, etc... With a national set standard it will give the credit hour more strength and meaning, which is a good thing. My national set standard creates a better workforce because we have upgraded the curriculum a student needs to learn. It will give the student better skills at a younger age that the workforce needs which is vital for a proper educational system to have. If you look at other sections on this webpage like the School Teachers section and High School Student section you will see in detail what I call a real national set standard for a 21st century educational system for a 21st century kid. My national set standard will take many years to get up and running becuase it is so different and you can't rush it. This is how I think it should be done: Years 1 through 5:
By year 5 and every year after:
By year 10:
By year 15:
The reason why we do not rush it that the students and the teachers can't handle such a dramatic change all at once, if you take small steps all the teachers and students will be on the same page which is the best thing possible. If everything is running really well the implementation of the national set standard can be moved up, but I could also easily some things that will not get done on time. Q&A What are some of the state high school graduation standards?? I will leave it up to this weblink to really help answer this question: http://education.umn.edu/nceo/TopicAreas/Graduation/StatesGrad.htm SOURCES "State Graduation Requirements" NECO (2002):
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