Explain why standards and accountability are so much a part of ...

[sam.t96]

Explain why standards and accountability are so much a part of teaching in today's schools in our nation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the differences between effective and ineffective teachers in elementary schools?
 
  a. Students who had highly effective teachers in 1st and 2nd grades scored higher than students who had ineffective teachers in the same grades, but the differences largely disappeared by the time the students reached 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.
  b. Students who had highly effective teachers in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades scored as much as 50 percentile points higher on standardized math tests than students who had ineffective teachers in the same grades.
  c. Students taught by highly effective teachers learn to be better readers than students taught by ineffective teachers, but differences in other content areas are minimal.
  d. The differences between effective and ineffective teachers are slight, because student achievement largely depends on the socioeconomic status of parents.

[laurnthompson]

Answer to Question 1

Politicians and business and educational leaders have been alarmed by our nation's students' poor academic performance compared to the performance of students in other countries, and particularly in other first-world countries. In an effort to improve the performance of our nation's students, standards have been created and students and teachers are being held accountable for students meeting the standards.

Answer to Question 2

b

[sam.t96]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[mohan]

Gracias!