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Letter: More MOE swanning around

Tuesday 12 November 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

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Letter: More MOE swanning around

Can anyone explain why the director of finance at MoE would be attending an early childhood education meeting in Fiji focussing on strengthening the provision of pre- and in-service professional development for early childhood educators recently?

We have numerous experienced and qualified ECE teachers, and /or principals, who could have attended this meeting, rather than someone who a) is not a teacher, has no teacher development experience, and most importantly, c no ECE training, background or understanding, let alone experience related to teacher competency.

This could have been a really useful meeting for an ECE expert from the Cook Islands context to attend. There are at least three ECE teachers who could have represented us extremely well. 

I guess sadly, we shouldn't be surprised. As we all have witnessed too many times recently, the MoE is threatened by people with extensive educational expertise and knowledge... such a wasted opportunity for a Cook Islands ECE teacher or principal to attend and contribute to the ECE teacher competency framework in meaningful ways. 

Constantly disappointed

(Name and address supplied)