Americans have never had nationaI education standards.Goals for what public schools should teach are set by state and local school boards. Their members are often elected.
But some Americans say the lack of national standards is wrong in a competitive global economy. Former president Bill Clinton said it was as if somehow school boards "could legislate differences in algebra or math or reading. "
President George W. Bush and Congress expanded federal intervention. His education law, still in effect, required states to show yearly progress in student learning as measured by the states’ own tests.
Now, the Obama administration supports what are known as the Common Core State Standards. These were developed in a yearlong process led by state governors and chief state school officers. Texas and Alaska were the only states not to take part.
The standards are in two subject areas, English-language arts and mathematics. They establish goal
A. Chief state school officers.
B. Local Schoolmasters.
C. Local and state school boards.
D. Local education bureau.
Marriage guidance counsellors never stop hearing it. "He (or she) never listens," warring couples complain, again and again, as if they were chanting a mantra(吟颂祷文) . And it is the same at work. Bosses say it of executives they are displeased with, and the executives return the compliment with interest when complaining about their bosses. Customers say it about suppliers who have cocked up, and suppliers—having patiently explained why on this occasion they cannot provide exactly what is wanted—say the same about their customers. Like married couples, we all shout the accusation at others, pretending that we ourselves are faultless.
Yet in our hearts we know many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t listened sufficiently carefully. We get things wrong because we haven’t quite understood what was wanted, or haven’t sussed out(推断出) the implications of what we were told. Anyone who has ever written the minutes of a long
A. Even if something goes wrong, it’s not at all your fault.
B. When pears get rotting, they will pile up on your doorstep.
C. If something goes wrong, you will take the blame.
D. If pears are decaying, not all of them will fall onto your door step.
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