Comments on: Ministry Of Education, We Want To Know…!

By: Georgie Porgie

Georgie Porgie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:10:28 +0000

You would think that the principals and ministry would come to a consensus and have a national sylabus and national book list.

This would surely facilitate the movement of both teachers and students alike, if and when the need arises.

By: David

David — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:46:36 +0000

It has been brought to the attention of BU that many, if not all of the Primary Schools in Barbados, operate using an adhoc system regarding the text books listed to teach the several courses. We were dumbstruck to learn that the type of text book selected is often done at the recommendation of the year head. The consequence of the current system is that many of our Primary Schools have different book lists.

Please tell that our source is wrong!

By: The scout

The scout — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:47 +0000

Minister Jones is trying to wear too many hats and is doing a bad job at all. I think he should concentrate on his ministry and give up the BFA. The Digicel tournament is coming up and he has done nothing to date to prepare the players. Same thing for world cup. He seems to be a jack of all trades and master of none but I know better. Recently he has been all bark and no bite. Is it that he as biten off more than he can chew? Then nibble at piece at a time, choose the ministry.

By: David

David — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:24:40 +0000

Has any member of the BU family heard of any official explanation on this matter?

By: Georgie Porgie

Georgie Porgie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:07:43 +0000

It is most interesting to note that the regular BU commenters have not seen fit to harp on this failure of The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development to deliver.

It is reprehensible to think that having scheduled summer school for secondary school students to take place from July 14 to August 8 , and having received fees from parents as long as a month ago that the ministry could cancel this event at the last moment with out any consideration for parents or the children.

It is not enough to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
It is not enough to just apologise explain to the taxpaying parents why the classes have been cancelled.

Since the classes were scheduled they should have been delivered unless there was a hurricane or similar disaster.

It is very obvious that the Ministry is so badly organized that they were only able to give 24 hours notice of the cancellation. Clearly all is not well at the Mnistry of Education , just as there is no one at home in Health. Then we blame the children! It seems that Barbados has gone to the dogs!

By: politically incorrect

politically incorrect — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:48:20 +0000

Very interesting.

Drakes’ Christian School initiated Summer School in Barbados.

Two years after the Government stepped in and offered Summer School.

Drakes’ Christian School was unceremoniously forced out of the market, say what you will ………..Government Summer School done.

Food for thought.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:13:23 +0000

I may be misinformed but the summer school was for children that did poorly in their promotion exams. It was not a summer “camp” and I don’t think there was a cost to participants in fact schools had to submit the names of the students who were likely to benfit.

By: The scout

The scout — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:06:26 +0000

I hope the minister does not perform his duties or treat this hallowed institution the same way he treats the BFA. Is he finding it difficult, the opperunity to “walk a mile in the ministry’s shoes.”?

By: J

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:59:49 +0000

It was not a proposed camp. Money has already been paid and receipts issued. Therefore legally the Ministry was CONTRACTED to deliver. This is a breach of a legal contract.

It is already to talk about the government sponsoring camps going forward.

But what about this year’s children?

And has anybody in government that this year’s 15 and 16 year summer school children will VOTE in the next election.

Timetables were issued as late as Thursday at 3 p.m.

By: David

David — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:35:10 +0000

Of course this cancellation comes against the background of the government’s indication in the recent budget that community summer camps will be sponsored by government going forward.

In the absence of an explanation we are left to speculate as to what derailed the proposed summer camp. Obviously some parents would have been put off by it.