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Bill: National Standard for Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Indigoblå Liga
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 3462
Description[?]:
| It is essential for all students to have mastered basic standards before graduating and entering the workface. The current system of testing is too weak. Standardized testing across the nation will help gauge how students are doing and how we can improve. There must also be clear options for colleges and potential employers to use for comparison between students. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:24:00, March 28, 2013 CET | From |  Logisk Synspunkt | To | Debating the National Standard for Education |
| Message | Logisk Synspunkt agrees. |
| Date | 00:12:53, March 29, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the National Standard for Education |
| Message | Retsforbundet does not support this bill. Standardised testing is a waste of time while student creativity is essential for our nations future. Creativity will give us more innovative and competitive businesses. |
| Date | 06:20:47, March 29, 2013 CET | From | Unionen av Frihet | To | Debating the National Standard for Education |
| Message | The Retsforbundet is right. We can not compare all students to one standard in one way. We should have students reflect what they learn in the classroom the way that they find best reflects their abilities. Students are not all the same. We must capitalize on the unique way each student learns and demonstrates their knowledge. |
| Date | 21:52:15, March 29, 2013 CET | From | Indigoblå Liga | To | Debating the National Standard for Education |
| Message | Under this bill we will continue to support innovation, creativity, and imagination in the classroom, but also introduce clear new national standards and more comprehensive standardized testing so the diligent work and effort of successful students can be recognized and rewarded. It is true that each student is unique. And their unique ability shall be reflected in the scores they earn. This bill standardizes the testing of skills and knowledge of students done by the government for planning and statistical purposes only. The purpose of the tests are for students to use when they apply to colleges or employers so they can showcase their academic knowledge compared to others alongside whatever personal interests and experiences they have done on their own. |
| Date | 02:05:39, March 30, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the National Standard for Education |
| Message | Standardized testing should be abolished since it only is time consuming and degrading to the weak students, the teachers should use more time on taking care of the students, not degrading them. |
| Date | 02:43:58, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Indigoblå Liga | To | Debating the National Standard for Education |
| Message | We believe that standardized testing allows schools to see the areas they need to improve on and develop new strategies to more effectively teach students. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 94 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 156 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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