I lived and taught in Missouri for years.  I achieved my 99-Year Teacher’s Certificate(yes, it’s a thing).  I was fully familiar with the arts learning standards in Missouri.

Then I moved to Washington.  

I familiarized myself with the standards of a new state, recreated my schedule for when I wanted to teach which expectations- then Washington State adopted a new set of arts learning standards.  You will forgive me for having been a touch annoyed. Upon a good look at the new standards, though, I bought in fairly quickly.

…to see the rest of this story, go to:   Al Fischer blog post

Source: Yakima School District