Howie Hawkins
"Opt into teacher and school evaluation based on collaboration." (http://www.howiehawkins.org/platform)
I agree with Hawkins idea, that teachers should be evaluated based on how well they perform together and not primarily based on the student test scores. Students have the ability to do bad and make the teacher look bad which isn't fair for their evaluation. This is why I believe that Hawkins idea is a better system for teacher evaluation.
" Free Tuition at CUNY, SUNY, and Community Colleges." ( http://www.howiehawkins.org/platform)
I also agree with this issue because many students are afraid of debts before applying to SUNY or Cuny and even Community Colleges. Free tuition will allow them to financially apply to more colleges or universities. Also for students who are going away for college this will benefit them by taking away their tuition expenses and having them only pay for living and other expenses. Tuition is a big part families look at because it's what students are paying for the most out of their total cost for college.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Education Brian Ahrens
Rob Astrorino
"Astorino, the Westchester county executive, released a 15 point plan to improve public education that, not surprisingly, starts with abandoning the Common Core curriculum. Astorino has made opposition to the Common Core a focal point of his campaign and has gone so far as to create a ballot line dedicated to its repeal."
"I am a product of New York public schools, and I have seen them serve as a ladder to success for a generation of New Yorkers," Astorino said. "Sadly, though, politics and bureaucracy have stifled the ingenuity of teachers in the classroom, and a one-size-fits-all mentality, in the form of the experimental Common Core curriculum, has come down on high from the bureaucrats in Washington, all but negating what's unique in each student. This bold plan will replace Common Core with high standards achieved at the local level, with the input of parents and teachers, and it will make the governor's office directly responsible for school improvements through an executive-appointed State Education Commissioner."
Astroino feels that the Common Core is obsolete and ridiculous . He feels that it degrades the unique abilities that the students have in them.
1 - Replace Common Core and with standards and curriculum developed by in-state educators with input from parents.
Reform Board of Regents by creating an elected 13-member board.
- Ensure full funding for special education services.
- Increase life skills training in schools, such as nutritional literacy instruction in middle school and financial literacy instruction in high school.
Begin foreign language instruction in elementary school.
I agree with Astroino's plan for education. He wants to see the unique potential in each student and testing is just not enough u to determine it. Some of these tests are pretty hard. Some students are not great test takers. They should look at other things such as collaborations,, projects, and teaching students based on their own intelligence. Also he wants to reform the regents because New York is the only state that has this policy and it should be changed. I also like how ensuring full funding for special education services because these kids need to get the services they need and being a special education student my whole life, this would be important to me and anyone in the future. I also agree with teaching life skills such as nutrition literacy, and financial literacy because these students need these skills when they live by themselves when they grow up and they may be lost. Finally I also agree bringing foreign language to elementary school because students can learn another language earlier and it will help them learn and know it better than learning it later on, which may not grow with their native tongue. Its good to speak other languages because people need to connect with more people that don't speak English, and learning a language earlier, I feel that students will be better learners and speakers of whatever foreign language they learn.
"Astorino, the Westchester county executive, released a 15 point plan to improve public education that, not surprisingly, starts with abandoning the Common Core curriculum. Astorino has made opposition to the Common Core a focal point of his campaign and has gone so far as to create a ballot line dedicated to its repeal."
"I am a product of New York public schools, and I have seen them serve as a ladder to success for a generation of New Yorkers," Astorino said. "Sadly, though, politics and bureaucracy have stifled the ingenuity of teachers in the classroom, and a one-size-fits-all mentality, in the form of the experimental Common Core curriculum, has come down on high from the bureaucrats in Washington, all but negating what's unique in each student. This bold plan will replace Common Core with high standards achieved at the local level, with the input of parents and teachers, and it will make the governor's office directly responsible for school improvements through an executive-appointed State Education Commissioner."
Astroino feels that the Common Core is obsolete and ridiculous . He feels that it degrades the unique abilities that the students have in them.
1 - Replace Common Core and with standards and curriculum developed by in-state educators with input from parents.
Reform Board of Regents by creating an elected 13-member board.
- Ensure full funding for special education services.
- Increase life skills training in schools, such as nutritional literacy instruction in middle school and financial literacy instruction in high school.
Begin foreign language instruction in elementary school.
I agree with Astroino's plan for education. He wants to see the unique potential in each student and testing is just not enough u to determine it. Some of these tests are pretty hard. Some students are not great test takers. They should look at other things such as collaborations,, projects, and teaching students based on their own intelligence. Also he wants to reform the regents because New York is the only state that has this policy and it should be changed. I also like how ensuring full funding for special education services because these kids need to get the services they need and being a special education student my whole life, this would be important to me and anyone in the future. I also agree with teaching life skills such as nutrition literacy, and financial literacy because these students need these skills when they live by themselves when they grow up and they may be lost. Finally I also agree bringing foreign language to elementary school because students can learn another language earlier and it will help them learn and know it better than learning it later on, which may not grow with their native tongue. Its good to speak other languages because people need to connect with more people that don't speak English, and learning a language earlier, I feel that students will be better learners and speakers of whatever foreign language they learn.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Who would i vote for- Atif Razzaq
I would vote for Cuomo because i believe that he has done a brilliant job after being elected back in 2010. One issue that i agree with is fracking. Cuomo believes that if we put windmills and Solar panels all around New York State, it simply looks ugly. Another issue that i agree with is Immigration. Since we have such a large variety of Cultures Religions and and races that this plays a major role in the election.
Who would I vote for? Umar Fayyaz
I would vote for Howie Hawkins because I agree with 60% of his platform and also have the same opinion on most of the issues and plans. I really like Hawkins idea of being against fracking and having the government financially support natural resource infrastructures.
Social Issues- Atif Razzaq
“New York has a long history of welcoming immigrants from around the world, and today we are continuing that heritage with a new law that protects new New Yorkers and solidifies the services we provide,” Governor Cuomo said. “
I agree with this quote because as we look into the future, New York State is such a diverse State because we have so many cultures and Religions. This clearly will play a role in this gubetorial election. Many families that have illegal immigrants in there families will definitely side with the governor that they believe will fulfill there wants. Immigration is on the rise and the candidates for the upcoming elections know that they must make a decision on this immigration as soon as possible.
I agree with this quote because as we look into the future, New York State is such a diverse State because we have so many cultures and Religions. This clearly will play a role in this gubetorial election. Many families that have illegal immigrants in there families will definitely side with the governor that they believe will fulfill there wants. Immigration is on the rise and the candidates for the upcoming elections know that they must make a decision on this immigration as soon as possible.
Who would I vote for ? Brian Ahrens
I would vote for Rob Astrorino. He wants to improve business by opening up jobs in natural gas which creates more jobs and to stimulate the economy. As a result our state will be wealthy and stimulated. Also I agree on the same views as Astronio such as on Abortion for example.
Taxes Atif Razzaq
"4 percent income tax for individual incomes under $200,000 and 6 percent for those earning more than $200,000."
Rob Astorino is trying to dramatically reduce income taxes for the rich. As other republicans, Astorino believes that if you apply lower taxes on the rich, theres going to be more money for the rich to spend onto the economy. I don't agree with this because i believe that if these taxes stay at their current positions our economy will thrive. There should be no need to reduce taxes because this can mean a cut to other social programs and less for the government to spend on the state itself.
“To help pay for these cuts, we will pledge to reduce or hold flat state budget spending in each of the next four years, matching my record in Westchester,”
I dont agree with this quote because, just because this worked in Westchester county doesn't necessarily mean that it will work for the State of New York. You have to take a lot of other things into consideration. I believe that its about time that Astorino starts to look into the bigger picture and come up with a new plan before the gubetorial election.
Rob Astorino is trying to dramatically reduce income taxes for the rich. As other republicans, Astorino believes that if you apply lower taxes on the rich, theres going to be more money for the rich to spend onto the economy. I don't agree with this because i believe that if these taxes stay at their current positions our economy will thrive. There should be no need to reduce taxes because this can mean a cut to other social programs and less for the government to spend on the state itself.
“To help pay for these cuts, we will pledge to reduce or hold flat state budget spending in each of the next four years, matching my record in Westchester,”
I dont agree with this quote because, just because this worked in Westchester county doesn't necessarily mean that it will work for the State of New York. You have to take a lot of other things into consideration. I believe that its about time that Astorino starts to look into the bigger picture and come up with a new plan before the gubetorial election.
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