identify standards in science. Efforts soon followed in
             the fields of civics, dance, theater, music, art, language arts, history, and
             The decade of the 80s brought numerous education reforms, but few of
             them were a dramatic shift from what has gone on before. Outcome-based
             education (OBE) is one of those that is new, even revolutionary, and is now
             being promoted as the panacea for America's educational woes. This reform has
             been driven by educators in response to demands for greater accountability by
             taxpayers and as a vehicle for breaking with traditional ideas about how we
             teach our children. If implemented, this approach to curriculum development
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