The False Premise of National Education Standards | Andrew J. Coulson | Cato Institute: Commentary

The False Premise of National Education Standards | Andrew J. Coulson | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The whole idea of imposing a single set of age-based standards on all students rests on a false premise: that children are identical widgets capable of being dragged along an instructional conveyor belt at the same pace, benefiting equally from the experience."

"So why is performance-based grouping ubiquitous in for-profit tutoring centers? Because parents won't pay to have little Johnny taught algebra when he hasn't yet mastered arithmetic, or to have Jane taught nursery rhymes long after she's been curling up with J. K. Rowling. Tutoring centers must adopt the most practical and effective policies, or lose clients to competitors who do."