Final answer:
The pre-Spanish era education was not characterized by a highly centralized and standardized curriculum, but rather by oral traditions, cultural learning, and practical apprenticeships.
Step-by-step explanation:
The characteristic of education during the pre-Spanish era that is NOT accurate is A) Highly centralized and standardized curriculum. Pre-Spanish education was marked by its lack of a centralized and standardized educational system.
In contrast, knowledge was often passed down orally (B) Oral transmission of knowledge), with a focus on indigenous and cultural learning (C) Emphasis on indigenous and cultural learning), and through practical experience, often in the form of apprenticeships (D) Learning through apprenticeship). Thus, the highly centralized and standardized aspects of education are more representative of systems seen in later periods, particularly after colonial influences and industrialization, rather than the decentralized and informal nature of pre-colonial education.