One of the dumbest catchphrases you often hear is, "Those who can't, teach." It'd be more accurate to say that, "Those who can't teach develop education policy."
The last two press conferences, Governor Cuomo has mentioned about working with Bill Gates to "re-imagine" education. Today, he introduced a Google executive who would aid the effort.
He was very vague and nebulous. No hint as to what direction it might take, other than the inclusion of Microsoft and Google honchos. This is something people needs to watch carefully.
With everyone distracted by the pandemic and dazzled by his coherent complete sentences and his ability to sound like a vaguely functioning adult (in contrast to you know who), this is a very opportune time to pull one over the public.
Major education "reforms" are almost always developed without meaningful consultation of the folks who actually have to implement those changes on the ground. The typical result of such "reforms" is the state buying more stuff from for-profit companies.
As much as the education system does need to re-imagined, the idea of oligarchs heading the effort in a time whether those who might ring the alarm bells are distracted does not really inspire confidence that it will be done in a way that will benefit children.
The last two press conferences, Governor Cuomo has mentioned about working with Bill Gates to "re-imagine" education. Today, he introduced a Google executive who would aid the effort.
He was very vague and nebulous. No hint as to what direction it might take, other than the inclusion of Microsoft and Google honchos. This is something people needs to watch carefully.
With everyone distracted by the pandemic and dazzled by his coherent complete sentences and his ability to sound like a vaguely functioning adult (in contrast to you know who), this is a very opportune time to pull one over the public.
Major education "reforms" are almost always developed without meaningful consultation of the folks who actually have to implement those changes on the ground. The typical result of such "reforms" is the state buying more stuff from for-profit companies.
As much as the education system does need to re-imagined, the idea of oligarchs heading the effort in a time whether those who might ring the alarm bells are distracted does not really inspire confidence that it will be done in a way that will benefit children.
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