Mo see dem ah try diss Munro here

[Jawge]

:P , maybe Cornwall to . Okay, my take is that if JA gets assistance with education from Britian these first class schools should be left for last (they are already there) they could even help the struggling rural schools. I would like to see the schools in the rural interior get serious funding though. Everyone likes to thumb their nose at the rurla schools but no one genuinely wants to help (the colonial mindset; tells us they are country people akin to slaves) small wonder the creative minds leave JA to gain success abroad. I wonder what school Colin Powell would attend, if his parents hadn't migrated. I know it would not e any of the traditional high schools and he would be laughed to scorn if ever dared to mention he wanted to head the JDF. At one point the world was put on notice because a Jamican was in charge of all the USA's firepower Time alone will tell man.<DIV id=printReady>

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published: Tuesday | February 20, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">


Stephen Vasciannie

There is a proposal that the Ministry of <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Education</SPAN> should do more to encourage greater variety among students in secondary schools. The proposal has come most recently from the task force set up by Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson to consider the reasons for the relatively late delivery of GSAT results last year. The essence of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">proposal</SPAN> seems to be that the Ministry of Education should place some students who have achieved high marks in the GSAT at <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">schools</SPAN> that have not normally received high-performing students.

My personal reaction to this proposal is one of mixed feelings. In Jamaica today, <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleane

[MdmeX]

RE: Mo see dem ah try diss Munro here

Fix the schools and the Ministry of Education must HOLD the Principal and teachers at these schools ACCOUNTABLE for educating the students. The attitude of too many teachers STINK. I heard of one teacher who was boasting of attaining a 27% pass in a subject, and expected to be congratulated - well the person she told this to gave her a good dismissal of her argument. No SHAME whatsoever, after the children are in school for 5 years.

Every child can learn and the lackadasical attitude must stop NOW!!

[Karl]

RE: Mo see dem ah try diss Munro here

They are examples of the notion that the rising tide raises all ships, for even students of average ability are prompted to raise their game in order to match the comparatively high standards about them.

The above is true or nonsense? What is meant by "students of average ability"?

...and, how can a student have average ability and "raise their game"? Doesn't that having of average ability mean the student does not have the "above average ability" that can bring "above average results"?

I would just say some of those outside of education...particularly thosefortunate enough to have enjoy an upbringing that the less fortunate never had consciously or sub-consciously tend to look down their noses at those whodo not have similar academic "bits of paper".

It has been found that the difference between the "bright"and the "dunce" is usually nothing more than 'access to oportunities'.The unfortunate circumstance of of "not being in the right place" - matters not if that place was attitude in the household (shaped by a very many reasons) or 'cradle to grave' ...or cradle to adulthood exposure to a learning environment that would motivate to produce what we term excellence.

The child learns if motivated to learn! That is why there is the truism "if the child does not learn, the teacher has not taught"!

Aside: "If the child does not learn, the teacher has not taught"! Certainly applies to our football!