Comments on: PLP: ‘Politics Must Be Taken Out Of Education’

By: Sick of the politicians

Sick of the politicians — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 19:29:07 +0000

I work as a community partner with Francis Patton Primary. I would be willing to bet, take a group of children sit them in a room and tell them these are the problems we need to fix and I’m sure you would get some better answers than the bickering politicians who have all the answers. They should be ashamed of themselves. ALL OF THEM. These are some of the “role models” (politicians) they see acting worse than children. Francis Patton is a shining example of what “LEADERSHIP” looks like. I take my hat off to the educators who deal with so much more than just teaching. When you have a “bye-in” from the educators, parents, principle and community, that’s when positive things happen. You politicians need to GROW UP!

By: JUNK YARD DOG

JUNK YARD DOG — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:14:50 +0000

In the Village the truth hurts !

Nothing will will change until this country faces up to reality.

All you need to know these days is how to vote .

By: wahoo

wahoo — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:48:35 +0000

Doo doo? Well you are a poopy face! It is no secret that our education system is and has been putting out some very poorly equipped students, there are some good I will admit. You seem very quick to jump onto the non-Bermudian scenario and in particular the Canadian thingy. You sound indoctrinated and the only thing original about you is your finger print.

Do you think that the PLP have the answer? They ain’t gonna tell you until 2025 so vote them in then, hopefully they will have some talented members by then.

By: aceboy

aceboy — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:49:29 +0000

No doubt. Just like all the PLP MPs do.

By: Politricks

Politricks — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:02:36 +0000

What are you talking about?

The public school system is funded to the tune of approximately $25k per student which is more than any private school tuition.

Monies aren’t the issue. It is the way the monies are spent coupled with politician and Union interference.

By: Yahoo

Yahoo — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:43:50 +0000

Are you kidding me? The 2016-17 budget for the Ministry of Education was $124.9 million and there were 4,792 students enrolled in primary/middle/senior schools in September, 2015. That works out to a budget of $26,000 per student… but they get “far less assistance to succeed than their counterparts”.

Keep telling the lies but it won’t make them facts.

By: Watchman

Watchman — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:22:37 +0000

While this comment may be correct….there is a good number of job seekers coming to Bermuda with minimal education, ready to secure any job they can. By any means necessary. Even getting married to secure a spot. Don’t throw stones from a glass house.

By: Longtail

Longtail — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:59:04 +0000

LOL….. “take politics out from education” says the PLP: they effectively did that when they were the Government of the day, by providing no consistent leadership or stability in their choices of Education Minister. Hypocritical politics at best!!

By: Rocky5

Rocky5 — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:39:04 +0000

Politics is only allowed in Education when PLP says so! You got that! Because PLP going to take us back to Platinum Period with Dr. Brown and Mrs. Cox – I had to deceive you Uighurs, Port Royal Zane & Co, Kings Wharf Correia Construction Ministry of Tourism & Transport NO Financial Instructions, Dame Lois Bldg secret Trusts/Cheques, Flip Flop Furbie cousin – no SSM, Global Hue $120M/year consultants Cabinet travel the world, Cog in the wheel but no money to pave roads, cut hedges, pick up trash…..deja vu all over again..

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:32:31 +0000

There’s so much wrong, inconsistent and hypocritical about this, latest, PLP statement.

Utter fail.

By: The Original Truth™

The Original Truth™ — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 05:26:24 +0000

Bet your saving up your dollars to send your child to private school so they’re not sent to Cedar Bridge or wish you could.

By: The Original Truth™

The Original Truth™ — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 05:22:06 +0000

The biggest problem of all A) The ignorant pieces of garbage we have on island who let their prejudices blind them to the fact that the DOE, parents and children get far less assistance to succeed than their counterparts.

THERE ARE FRIGGIN UNIVERSITIES IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES BUT BERMUDA HAS JACK TO OFFER ACCEPT AN AMERICAS CUP T-SHIRT

BUNCH OF PREJUDICE NUMPTIES!!!!

By: The Original Truth™

The Original Truth™ — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 05:14:39 +0000

“we get kids who cannot fill out a job application”

What a condescending piece of doo doo you are.

Bermudian employers are hiring people who’s credentials wouldn’t be enough to get them a job in Tim Hortons. If they are even allowed to stay in Canada they still have to further their education there to get employed but the employers in Bermuda will hire them at the drop of a hat. It’s no wonder why Bermudian businesses never last long.

By: Powder

Powder — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:08:32 +0000

Epic Fail

By: cpm

cpm — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:54:40 +0000

The Teacher’s union should stay out of politics and concentrate on our children’s welfare in schools
They have always been an appendage of the BIU under Mike Charles
Let us not forget how much the taxpayers pay for a quality education for our students which at times is not delivered

By: pardon

pardon — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:13:15 +0000

In the education survey I stated that education is on the right track for improvement. I have a child in public primary school so I know. Plp still saying they will make changes where needed. Education is already got a group working to make things better. Leave that alone. We do not want changes, we want stability and politics out of it. Sorry plp, I’m seeing clearly. This swing voter will be voting OBA!

By: Ronnie V

Ronnie V — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:04:15 +0000

How convenient. The PLP want to take politics out of education while using politics to attack the current government. A bit of joke really.

By: Francis

Francis — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:54:12 +0000

Pathetic Loser Party – they did NOTHING BUT KEEP US DOWN!!!!

By: 2025 plan

2025 plan — Wed, 31 May 2017 23:43:46 +0000

So is that like privatizing?! Something the PLP are supposed to be so against….

By: mark

mark — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:53:51 +0000

This statement by the PLP reinforces Bermuda’s belief that the PLP = politics first and country last

By: mark

mark — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:24:12 +0000

LoL!!!! Did they just say that politics must be taken out of something?!?! Omg, i am dying laughing. They truly are the party of Trump!

By: First step then....

First step then.... — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:15:25 +0000

Stop politicizing it…

Grim picture—Education didn’t improve under the last administrtion and prior to an election–the opposition is making this an issue.

That’s not politicizing an issue?

errr—what are we all missing here?

Our kids deserve far better than amatuer brinksmanship

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:07:41 +0000

That’s right PLP a stop bitching all the time it’s all we hear from you guys

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Wed, 31 May 2017 21:00:05 +0000

It will continue to be far easier to politicize education than face the fallout from confronting and effectively dealing with the only 3 places the problems can lay. (either political party)

a) The DOE
B) The parents
c) The children

By: aceboy

aceboy — Wed, 31 May 2017 20:53:14 +0000

You are making politics ALL ABOUT education. You do realize that right?

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 31 May 2017 20:49:45 +0000

How about we take POLITICIANS out of education. $30k+ per year and we get kids who cannot fill out a job application? BTW it was in a shambles prior to OBA.

Private education is a little over $20k.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 31 May 2017 20:31:59 +0000

“backbiting, petty squabbling and name calling may impress some, but most Bermudians want solutions and not excuses.”

Agreed!