Middle School Curriculum... out of sequence post oops

'Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that does not mean we deserve to conquer the universe.' Kurt Vonnegut Jnr Author ... I thought that was funny, nevermind.....

I think Bean is staing fluid concepts in this article but it is written too long in my opinion. I think standardized testing is pointless and outdated, besides providing assessment and general information about teaching methods. This type of testing is ok for diagnosing a problem but limits skill and ability level since usually the entire test is multiple choice anyways. I feel that now in art education, the approach is so different compared to when I was in school, we never thought about social issues! Rather, how to make the oragami bird or draw a still life. Even though this article was written sooo long ago, the issues are still relevant. The video to the right reminds me of my highschool art experience, sad but so true :(