Revision is accepted practice in specialized accrediting bodies. A minor revision took place in 1995. This shift matches current thinking in the field and policymaker opinion. These standards will be approved in 2000 and will go into effect in 2001. Some critics of education reform have a political agenda.
Some critics see little function for schools of education.
Some support a decades-old conservative position that good teaching requires only knowledge of the subject. Perhaps that was once the case when society let unsuccessful learners disappear from the schools, and before the advent of research-based knowledge on effective teaching. But it is no longer the case. Research has demonstrated that well-prepared teachers are more effective, and society has decided that all children must be educated. Rote learning will not suffice.