No one called me normal

What are standards for?

I am sure that there are many reasons for standards but I have thought of three.

1. Accountability. We are always putting our trust into other people, whether for education, driving, electric wiring. Without standards people could do things without the qualifications therefore leading to harm of others.

2. The "real world" In most job interviews that I have had people always want to know how well I can use a computer. It has become the standard that people know word, excel and other programs. Another reason for standards is that the skills people "need" in the real world are aquirred

3. Efficient teaching. The final reason that I could think of is efficient teaching. If a teacher didn't follow the curiculm for that year the teacher next year would be screwed. Having to get kids up to snuff with last years learning and this years.

Sometimes I think that there is a lot of emphasis on standards and it makes our world go in circles. But I think that they can do positive things.