Eroding Standards, Endless Conflict, By Jerry Mussio Summary

Standardized testing has been a controversial subject amongst many people. Many of the Grade 12 Provincials Examinations have been removed from the academic courses; thus, creating a dispute. In the article “B.C. Education: Eroding standards, endless conflict” by Jerry Mussio, the author shows support in standardized testing and discusses how eliminating the testing has had an adverse impact in British Columbia. Mussio claims that eliminating the Provincial Examinations has had a negative effect in British Columbia’s education system. He writes about how these actions are “eroding the foundations of [the] K-12 school system”(2). Mussio believes that eliminating the examinations has “weakened standards in the public school system” (2).