http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/25/nyregion/cuomo-with-a-daughters-help-tweaks-his-education-image.html?_r=0
In this article, Rob Astorino and Governor Andrew Cuomo evaluated the issue of education especially the Common Core which is a set of academic standards that has been adopted by more than 40 states. Rob Astorino tried to tie Governor Cuomo, a democrat, to the Common Core, and Mr. Cuomo's new ad "Education" seems to be a response to Astorino's statement. In the ad, it features Mr. Cuomo sitting with one of his daughter helping her with homework. In the ad, Cuomo says that he wants real teachers and school evaluations, to stop over testing children, and not to use Common Core scores for at least five years. He also plans to invest $2 billion to build new technology classrooms in schools and also believes that the best education equipment is the kitchen table, and the best teacher is the parent.
While I do like the idea of Cuomo furthering his evaluation of education with his daughter, I don't believe "the best teacher is the parent". Sure eating the right meals and having a hearty breakfast is important and to this extent, more so because it is how students function, but not all parents are there or even care for their children. This is why we need faculty who are always there for kids and help them in their struggles instead of solely teaching and clocking out of work.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there need to be better teacher and school evaluations and less testing. I’m curious as to why Cuomo has suddenly and recently become critical of the Common Core, though, since he has supported it strongly for several years.
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