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School system needs leadership that inspires - JTA president
published: Tuesday | November 14, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Byron McDaniel, Gleaner Writer
HENRY
Walderston, Manchester:
Hopeton Henry president of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jamaica</SPAN> Teachers' Association (JTA), has described the regional <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">leadership</SPAN> in the Ministry of Education and Youth as weak and lacking innovation.
The JTA head, who was addressing a luncheon of the Man-chester Chamber of Commerce at the Golf View <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Hotel</SPAN> in Mandeville last week, said what the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">education</SPAN> system needs is leadership that inspires, motivates and is strategic. The regional leadership in the ministry, he said, tends to be more reactive than proactive.
"Quite a lot of us working in that sector really collect taxpayers' money under false pretences," Mr. Henry said.
Turning to an incident which occurred at the Woodlands Primary School in Manchester, on October 26, when two girls fell into the pit of a dilapidated toilet and were injured, Henry said the parents of the girls should sue the Government.
In his wide-ranging address, the JTA president also said
School system needs leadership that inspires - JTA president
published: Tuesday | November 14, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Byron McDaniel, Gleaner Writer
HENRY
Walderston, Manchester:
Hopeton Henry president of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jamaica</SPAN> Teachers' Association (JTA), has described the regional <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">leadership</SPAN> in the Ministry of Education and Youth as weak and lacking innovation.
The JTA head, who was addressing a luncheon of the Man-chester Chamber of Commerce at the Golf View <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Hotel</SPAN> in Mandeville last week, said what the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">education</SPAN> system needs is leadership that inspires, motivates and is strategic. The regional leadership in the ministry, he said, tends to be more reactive than proactive.
"Quite a lot of us working in that sector really collect taxpayers' money under false pretences," Mr. Henry said.
Turning to an incident which occurred at the Woodlands Primary School in Manchester, on October 26, when two girls fell into the pit of a dilapidated toilet and were injured, Henry said the parents of the girls should sue the Government.
In his wide-ranging address, the JTA president also said
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