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Circa 2016, Lt Col Bruce Barclay, JDF retired, as a member of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, Washington DC, introduced a Homework Centre in Franklin Town for aiding School children in the underserved areas in enhancing study habits. Such centers should be expanded to accommodate other underserved areas and recruitment of volunteers to aid in STEM and other subjects that students are struggling to keep up with. In this regard, the PSOJ, Chamber of Commerce, and other businesses could encourage staff and other employees to participate in mentoring others in need. I would encourage the government both national and local to incorporate this activity in evaluations, thus ensuring their members are actively involved in communities’ actions for minimum periods.
Amen. Libraries are underfunded if all our detriment
Will read the Reform of Education in Jamaica, 2021 Report. Thanks for sharing. The sentence on page 35, "To many, technical vocational education and training (TVET) is not well understood," is truly an understatement. Too many students are focused on gaining "subjects" and not on skills and training. When I was in high school, Accounts, Typing, Commerce, Woodwork, etc. were for students not able to hack it in the Sciences. Later on, very few ended up going to UWI to study medicine (as was expected), and pursued hands-on careers. (BTW, there's a lot of "science" in technical careers. You just have to teach it right.)
Jamaica needs a better return on education? Jamaica for decades has
encouraged and promoted brain drain migration of its brightest and smartest citizens to foreign developed countries for remittances monies (foreign exchange) which has created a dumb down violent society that has proven to be a pennywise dollar foolish policy.
The growth of a nation economy is predicted on the retention of its brightest minds. Unfortunately colonial overseers governments have gravitated towards high remittances and low growth economies.
Mr Mair is on point. Tired of PM and his fellow politicians READ speeches. Credible education, anti-crime policies with resourced programmes are required instead of public funds now being wasted through corruption and cronyism and used to line the pockets of fellow politicians and associates. It is painful and disgraceful to see the poverty in many areas, primary schools still being partitioned by chalkboards, dogs and pigs roaming compounds, filthy police stations and health clinics. Critical public servants remain underpaid while millions are being stolen from the public coffers.
ALL GREAT SPEECH, LET SEE HOW IS IT GOING TO IMPLEMENTED? I DID GET IN THE JSE VERY EARLY.
AND THOSE SEMINARS IN NEW KNG. REALLY HELP ME.
AND IT IS STILL HELPING ME IN WALL ST!