The danger of putting education on the back burner may be felt in any nation’s economy negatively.
The crucial factor for any economic growth is the enhancement of the school system and must be on front burner.
We can’t meaningfully address poverty or grow the economy as long as the education system is failing.
The most effective anti-poverty program which could devised for the long term has less to do with income redistribution than with making sure that poor kids get a first-rate education, from preschool on.
New high-tech industries can be developed, only if students reliably learn science and math and consequently become the skilled workers needed for these industries.
There should be a push for mass education at the college level.
To have outstanding, inspiring teachers in difficult classrooms, governments should to have to pay much more.
It will be also necessary to make tenure more difficult to get, so that ineffective teachers can be dismissed after two or three years on the job. Good teachers willing to teach in low-income areas should be awarded robust bonuses.
For students to learn, they need well-trained teachers.
Unfortunately, far too many teacher-preparation programs are little more than diploma mills.
Governments should impose more rigorous course work for education programs for teachers, and teachers must pass licensing exams in more subject areas than before.
Psychology courses should also be included in any teacher’s program.
Long-term investments in schools, colleges and research centers will yield enormous returns.
Books, not bombs, it takes a School, not missiles to fight terrorism.
The crucial factor for any economic growth is the enhancement of the school system and must be on front burner.
We can’t meaningfully address poverty or grow the economy as long as the education system is failing.
The most effective anti-poverty program which could devised for the long term has less to do with income redistribution than with making sure that poor kids get a first-rate education, from preschool on.
New high-tech industries can be developed, only if students reliably learn science and math and consequently become the skilled workers needed for these industries.
There should be a push for mass education at the college level.
To have outstanding, inspiring teachers in difficult classrooms, governments should to have to pay much more.
It will be also necessary to make tenure more difficult to get, so that ineffective teachers can be dismissed after two or three years on the job. Good teachers willing to teach in low-income areas should be awarded robust bonuses.
For students to learn, they need well-trained teachers.
Unfortunately, far too many teacher-preparation programs are little more than diploma mills.
Governments should impose more rigorous course work for education programs for teachers, and teachers must pass licensing exams in more subject areas than before.
Psychology courses should also be included in any teacher’s program.
Long-term investments in schools, colleges and research centers will yield enormous returns.
Books, not bombs, it takes a School, not missiles to fight terrorism.
