Excellent letter that is being shared with permission. It was written by Sisi, but was posted by Diane Ravitch on her blog. Sisi Wong Townson January 29, 2014 at 4:00 pm Dear President Obama, Let’s face it. Race to the Top is an epic fail just like No child Left Behind. Our children should not be the pawn of politics. Left or right, both have not gotten it right about education reform and it’s time we put that in the forefront. I’m so tired of talking points. Some theories sound great on paper not in practice and there are testimonies after testimonies that children are NOT thriving with over-emphasis on state tests. Of course, we want children to learn how to think critically but saying that and making it happen needs serious input from EDUCATORS and our country might want to consider putting one in a position as important as US Secretary of Education. And perhaps, we need a NY Commissioner of Education that actually listens to what the feedback is and just perhaps we need Gov Cuomo to make a stand for our children because it’s inexcusable to distance himself from this whole issue. And as the leader of the greatest country on Earth, please know that American’s excellence comes from our freedom, our love of this country and the promise of our children. Let’s get off the campaign trail you started many years ago and really make the people you put in charge of Education to do the right job for our children. Please support the teachers that have been the inspiration for our children and please create a better initiative that truly rejects “filling in bubbles” because that is exactly what they are doing now and you need to stop the madness. Thank you. An American mother whose family fled Communist China and then left the oppressive British education in Hong Kong and was saved at age 8 by the love of American teachers who taught me to embrace the love of learning
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:27:10 +0000
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