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Well, it's more important to see that actions Rishi Sunak is taking than what his background is. This is an important problem (STEM - Mathematics Education) tha

by suyash 3y ago

Well, it's more important to see that actions Rishi Sunak is taking than what his background is. This is an important problem (STEM - Mathematics Education) that he is tackling which no one else before him bothered to. Regarding his background, it's like saying the CEO of the company has no clue about the software that we build because he never fixes the bugs. The job of a Prime Minister of a CEO is not to be in the nitty gritty of the issues, that's the job of the people who work under him just like IC's and Eng Leaders, then they are supposed to bubble up the important issues and explain to him. Having said that, he is best suited as he brings strategic thinking (learned at Goldman, Stanford) to solve these dire problems.

oldfashioned1 3y ago
Maybe in Goldman that's where he learned to betray repeatedly his colleagues As to what knowledge he brings to the table, the answer is nothing. He's just buddies with the IB establishment. That's why I would vote Starmer despite being right of center, him being positioned ahead of voter desires was unacceptable.
2b3a51 3y ago
"This is an important problem (STEM - Mathematics Education) that he is tackling which no one else before him bothered to." The first part of your sentence above is fine. The second part is not consistent with the record. There have been quite a number of initiatives and programmes to try and improve mathematics in Schools and Colleges over the past 40 years or so in England and Wales. I think I might need to go digging and put a list up somewhere.
SilverBirch 3y ago
If you want good maths education the first step might be to make sure the maths teachers aren't going out on strike, and the second step might be to make sure you're recruiting enough maths teachers - he's acheived neither. It's not a criticism to say that his background isn't in education, it's an explanation of why he's come up with some weird priority out of the blue and created a solution that no one thinks will work. This isn't about the Prime Minister being the CEO and therefore not needing to worry about the details. A strategic thinker might address the actual issues facing the country rather than blathering about how actors should be forced to learn maths. Should we have interupted Sunak's education to teach him about acting? I think it might have been a good idea, he might have learned to empathize with others a bit rather than coming up with dumb ideas about how every child in Britain needs to be a little Rishi Sunak.
- PaulKeeble 3y ago
  And the third step would be to ensure the classroom also had sufficient funding so it had all the right teaching materials (and the classroom was usable learning environment). Less pupils per teacher we know helps as well.
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by suyash 3y ago

oldfashioned1 3y ago

Maybe in Goldman that's where he learned to betray repeatedly his colleagues As to what knowledge he brings to the table, the answer is nothing. He's just buddies with the IB establishment. That's why I would vote Starmer despite being right of center, him being positioned ahead of voter desires was unacceptable.

2b3a51 3y ago

"This is an important problem (STEM - Mathematics Education) that he is tackling which no one else before him bothered to." The first part of your sentence above is fine. The second part is not consistent with the record. There have been quite a number of initiatives and programmes to try and improve mathematics in Schools and Colleges over the past 40 years or so in England and Wales. I think I might need to go digging and put a list up somewhere.

SilverBirch 3y ago

If you want good maths education the first step might be to make sure the maths teachers aren't going out on strike, and the second step might be to make sure you're recruiting enough maths teachers - he's acheived neither. It's not a criticism to say that his background isn't in education, it's an explanation of why he's come up with some weird priority out of the blue and created a solution that no one thinks will work. This isn't about the Prime Minister being the CEO and therefore not needing to worry about the details. A strategic thinker might address the actual issues facing the country rather than blathering about how actors should be forced to learn maths. Should we have interupted Sunak's education to teach him about acting? I think it might have been a good idea, he might have learned to empathize with others a bit rather than coming up with dumb ideas about how every child in Britain needs to be a little Rishi Sunak.

PaulKeeble 3y ago
And the third step would be to ensure the classroom also had sufficient funding so it had all the right teaching materials (and the classroom was usable learning environment). Less pupils per teacher we know helps as well.

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