[WSMDiscuss] Beware! Cuomo Adds Another Billionaire to "Reimagine" Post-Pandemic Public Education

Sat May 16 09:54:02 CEST 2020

Anna—I agree with you 100%.  That education must be in the hands of the learners 

But self direction cannot just happen. We are talking about little kids, who depend upon adults to create structure and forms for them to function in

Big business, technology, educators can create new forms of schooling 
And don’t forget the parents, the most important links to the children and the ones who have important input 
And don’t forget the most important vital input of all—that coming from the children 

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> On May 16, 2020, at 12:35 AM, Anna Harris <anna at shsh.co.uk> wrote:
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> 
> 'Educators' or 'Big business'? 
> Either way you have taken learning out of the hands of the learners. Education should be first and foremost 'self directed'. 
> https://www.self-directed.org/
> 
> Anna
> 
>> On Fri, 15 May 2020, 20:55 Jai Sen, <jai.sen at cacim.net> wrote:
>> Friday, May 15, 2020
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>>  
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>> Hi Estelle
>> 
>>             Thanks very much for this post, and – as an educator of long experience - for pointing out what you have, that  
>> 
>> … educators must take into account the actual value of online  learning 
>> We need a new paradigm for education 
>> We need to imagine a new way to go forward — a way that combines, and funds, the best practices of traditional education and the new realities of technology in education 
>> 
>>             All this rings true – but the problem surely is also of Cuomo – or anyone - handing ‘Education’ over on a platter, lock, stock, and barrel, to big business (and not just to ‘big’ business but to the biggest...), and where educators, families, and society at large have no say at all ?
>> 
>>             So yes, educators, must take into account the value of online learning – but they must remain in the saddle, not big business.  Surely you would agree ?   Because what Cuomo is doing here is not just about education; it’s something much, much bigger… and is horrendous.  And he’s doing this at this point in history not out of ignorance, but as a member of that class, that can collectively see the huge chance that is there…  And where if New York falls, so will many other jurisdictions…
>> 
>>             And so where while I see your point, I still think that this move needs to be opposed tooth and nail… and so where yes, families and educators should then pay attention to what you have said.  But the first thing is to remain in control.  Let’s not miss this the wood for the trees.
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>>             Jai
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>>> On May 15, 2020, at 11:51 AM, Estelle Fein <leef at cruzio.com> wrote:
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>>> Everything that Diane says is true 
>>> But educators must take into account the actual value of online  learning 
>>> 
>>> We need a new paradigm for education 
>>> We need to imagine a new way to go forward — a way that combines, and funds, the best practices of traditional education and the new realities of technology in education 
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>>> Link: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/06/beware-cuomo-adds-another-billionaire-reimagine-post-pandemic-public-education?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=email_this
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