Chapter 10 focused on the school administrators’ hope that the provision of equal opportunity would become a function of scientific management and measurement in the educational institution. The chapter focused on the notion of of meritocracy which was basically saying that each individuals social and occupational position is determined by individual merit rather than political or economic influence. One thing i found interesting was this reducing of public control where we seen the control of the school systems in earlier chapters. Another aspect of this chapter was the standardized testing movement which was an essential part of the development of vociational guidence which we read about in the previous chapter. A high emphasis is still placed on tests today such as regents, SATS, and ACT’s. I did great in my classes but was not comfortable with these tests.
Would the idea of of scientific management work in our school systems today to some degree ?
Is there a way our school systems can eliminate or place a lower emphasis on the tests such as the ACT and SAT ?
