What the US Presidential Candidates Should Be Talking About
Three questions regarding education the 2012 presidential hopefuls should be pressed on.
Friedman on Education in the U.S.
An opinion piece by Thomas Friedman in the New York Times emphasizes the importance of teachers and includes two points that merit noting.
- On what to teach: “There are three basic skills that students need if they want to thrive in a knowledge economy: the ability to do critical thinking and problem-solving; the ability to communicate effectively; and the ability to collaborate.”
- On the teaching profession (speaking of Finland and Denmark): “They took teaching from an assembly-line job to a knowledge-worker’s job. They have invested massively in how they recruit, train and support teachers, to attract and retain the best.”
Read the complete article here.
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