Online feedback
Published:Tuesday | January 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Below are excerpts from comments of our online readers in reaction to yesterday's lead story, titled 'Boost quality: JTA head urges teachers to do better'.
remove the lazy ones
I hear the usual gripers griping - JTA and all. Why some schools in Jamaica have done well consistently, while others consistently done badly? Leadership, not excuses!
Anybody in the system finding excuses should be removed now, because he or she will excuse away the children's future. We need people who are results-oriented, not eloquent apologists.
- John Blake45
what aboutthe parents?
Yes, we must boost teacher quality! Yes, the Government is culpable! But what about boosting parents' responsibility? What about holding parents accountable?
Blame the politicians, blame the teachers, blame everyone else except the poor parents! Check across Jamaica and see how many parents sit and read a book with their kids. Check how many parents get their kids involved in group studies and extra-curricular activities.
We cannot continue more of the same and expect our results to be better.
- Nichenry88
stop the blame game
I strongly agree with the stance taken by the JTA president. However, we must recognise that there are students who need help that the teachers themselves cannot give.
There are students who have been assessed by Mico Care and are still in the regular system, even though the recommendation states clearly that they be withdrawn. School of Hope cannot absorb all these students, so they stay in the regular system without the special attention that they need.
The Ministry of Education needs to create other facilities for these students. If we really care about the education system in the country, let us stop the blame game and seriously begin where the faults are instead of blaming a particular group.
- Betsvass123
teaching assistants
Children who are diagnosed with special needs do not need to be removed from the regular system. However, the teachers would have to be trained in special education so they could craft their lessons accordingly.
The Government would have to provide resources such as classroom assistants to help the teachers, etc.
- Charmain