«During the forums, it soon became amply clear that
IDEA's «
direct teaching»
curriculum consisted of little more than constant preparation for standardized tests with the students endlessly parroting answers to questions anticipated to be on the state's Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).
[10] The
idea of character development «sees children as self - centered,» in the opinion of Kevin Ryan, who
directs the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University as well as heading up the character education network of the Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development.