SBA spells doom.

Standards Based Assessment

If you went looking for a controversy about Standards Based
Assessment you would find it centered on the assessment end.
There is concern that, at the very least, the tests are insensitive
to cultures and to special needs.

There doesn't seem to be any controversy over the standards
side. There doesn't seem to be any disagreement with the premise;

That not only is it possible to assemble groups of thirty
children and march them lockstep for the next
17, 842.5 hours, but more importantly that you would
even want to.

The only thing kids really need to learn is, how to learn without
teachers. Students need to be taught how not to need teachers.

SBA perpetuates the need for teacher centered learning.

The effort to keep thirty cats moving in the same direction and
at the same speed, is so great that it prevents teachers from
paying individual attention to any student.

SBA denies students individual attention from adults in general, and teachers in particular.

The effort to keep thirty cats moving in the same direction and
at the same speed, is so great that it leaves the system no time
or resources, to address any other student needs other than
the supposed need to perform well on the next SBA.

SBA significantly reduces the opportunity to provide positive
impact on the lives of students, that are not specifically relevant
to SBA.

Irreparable damage is being done by ignoring irretrievable opportunities to help children grow into decent and productive adults, for no other reason that to support the Standards Based Assessment model for public education; a model that is
fatally flawed on its face.