Comments on: Bermuda Teachers Union Vote To ‘Work To Rule’

By: frank

frank — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:36:29 +0000

This guy Charles always seems to be angry about
Something all the time.
Maybe he should go back to where he came from

By: Caitlyn

Caitlyn — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:27:19 +0000

I agree 100%.Not all but some teachers need to go.The dept has a habit when there is a bad teacher have the teacher moved to another school, just moving the problem and not addressing the issue.

By: Caitlyn

Caitlyn — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:24:54 +0000

rThere wont be any work to rule then, everything will be just peachy!

By: Caitlyn

Caitlyn — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:23:55 +0000

sadly though some real, dont know “work to rule” means.Some went to meeting then headed to Americas Cup Village with their class room.WORK TO RULE!

By: bdaboy

bdaboy — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 03:26:09 +0000

“When people overseas gather or protest its for a good cause, but in Bermuda its always opposed by a certain segment of society.”

Oh poor stupid oj, the reason for this is because certain bermudians don’t know how to behave like humans, and protest everything they’re told to, without any critical thought….like you…you simply spew whatever pops into your stupid little head, revealing your true self every time. You’re a racist, bigot, full of toxic hatred.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:43:50 +0000

Oh come on.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:43:08 +0000

Teaching the kids is actually the priority. Imagine that.

By: bdaboy

bdaboy — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:43:05 +0000

“I blame Grant Gibbons for this mess ”

i blame you, coffee

By: Coffee

Coffee — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:11:46 +0000

I blame Grant Gibbons for this mess . He abandoned his position as the minister of education for Cross Island .

He never looked back !

By: parent

parent — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:34:02 +0000

That’s the problem there they are not held accountable

By: Realist

Realist — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:40:47 +0000

There are over 600 teachers. Less than 300 vote….and the Union unethically pushes their political agenda. There is no need for non teaching deputies. There is a need to do an independent review of what teachers are actually doing. Many are not teaching. There’s a lot of wasted time in schools. This is pure laziness and greed.

By: CT

CT — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:28:37 +0000

that’s unfair to a lot of teachers who usually work way beyond contracted hours. try to be constructive.

By: Eyes wide open

Eyes wide open — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:46:47 +0000

If the deputy principals have too much work/responsibilities, then that means the principal of the school isn’t doing his/her job properly!!! If that is the case, then the principal should be fired because of incompetence and let the deputy take over. Taxpayers will not be getting value for their money by having a nonteaching deputy. If schools have lower enrollment now more than ever, why the need for a nonteaching deputy, when years ago schools had higher enrollment and teaching deputies? It doesn’t make sense! Either the deputies are lazy and don’t want to teach or the principals are incompetent and can’t manage their building by themselves. I am a tax payer and I want value for my money! If a school has failing test results, then that means the principal and deputy principal ain’t doing their jobs!!! Stay awake people!!!

By: Local

Local — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:05:07 +0000

Shannon James is working for the PLP/BIU, they are Doing this to start controversy before the election. Pure games being played on behalf of the PLP, be smart Bermuda the PLP is all games. NO entrepreneurs in the plp party, because they have no vision!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:17:17 +0000

I may be wrong but don’t they go on summer break next week …they really aren’t badly compensated 50k-80k and more for 44 weeks service a per hour ratio higher than many of us ….guess that means they won’t clean their classrooms … ya you may guess i am not really impressed by our teachers …we all blame government on the failure of our students education, its the standards we hold teachers too and allowing poor performing teachers to remain teaching …its time to clean house
then we will see a change its not a building that teaches a child

By: What???

What??? — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:53:23 +0000

The PLP is disappointed? What did they do for teachers in their 15 years beside change ministers like daily washing? The teachers walked out on them too.

By: kiskadee

kiskadee — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:34:10 +0000

It is so obvious why this meeting was called at this time , just for political purposes. No wonder our public school education is such a mess. children and parents suffer as a result. Why can’t they have meetings after school gets out ?
So to- day they are watching movies ? No wonder parents struggle to put their children in private school!

By: wysiwyg

wysiwyg — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:44:58 +0000

At least there will be no detention after school without notice to parents, if they are working to rule as they have to stay to their written contract. So many times kids miss buses or appointments due to teachers keeping the children back without notice.

By: puzzled

puzzled — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:19:45 +0000

How many days before the election.

The russhin PLP hard at work.

By: Brier

Brier — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:59:01 +0000

Typical…

By: Comfortably numb

Comfortably numb — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:04:02 +0000

People wonder why anyone who can afford it sends their children to private schools.Could it be because private schools aren’t unionized?

By: hmmm

hmmm — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:02:35 +0000

Layman speak……………………..

I think the issue with the preamble including ‘modern and relevant’ are not to disadvantage, but is too vague.

Relevant to what …relevancy to one person is different to relevancy to another. You could argue that relevant = Insurance, or boat maintenance or even crime fighting. what is relevant to a teenager…having fun, dating…you can see where this can cause issues.

Modern…what is modern. Google pops up with Defn: relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past. What is the remote past, 1966, 1708..So that would stop mathematics, languages, biology, chemistry, physics, economics etc being taught.

Most businesses don’t run the latest operating systems on computers. most people don’t have 3D printers, so they are not relevant.

Many things can be modern but not relevant or relevant but not modern.

I think the reason for taking the two words out of the preamble is because their definition covers a huge amount of misinterpretation and could cause to exclude things it was intended to include.

By: maybe they are lying to us

maybe they are lying to us — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:41:00 +0000

Combined opposition at work again?

How many daays left in school

By: Warlord

Warlord — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:37:20 +0000

Private education for my daughter “priceless “

By: Gigantic mugga

Gigantic mugga — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:24:22 +0000

Work to rule – that’s no different than what they do now!!!
Funny how every proposal given to the BUT is always rejected and they know better. Useless lot.

By: DarkStar

DarkStar — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:53:24 +0000

How about the BUT also tell us a detailed history of how the Ministry of Education over the last 30 years has not pushed these points, when have points not been addressed and become an issue etc……………BUT meeting at AME comes across as a PLP witch hunt—–
Bda Union of Teachers, this will scare you—-I want facts to make my own opinion. It definitely appears that you are in bed with a bunch of idiot’s who are trying to poison Bermuda-if you really do have the education of our children as your first priority (although it seems it’s always teachers who are missing school due to health reasons not children)) I will say that as you are teachers you are not stupid-obviously to meet the above agenda you need some serious capital and if money is not readily available just where do you expect it to come from. Ever since Ms. Butterfield was stripped of her role as education minister the PLP basically destroyed public education by making Bermuda BROKE-the OBA’s first priority had to be to save the island from further fincial despair. They have done an amazing job of this and then unfortunately you are guilty by association

By: A Chap called V

A Chap called V — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:41:33 +0000

Many of the requests are reasonable, but it is hard to take them seriously if they don’t feel they owe the students and parents the decency of some notice.

That in itself speaks volumes as to why public education is the way it is here.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:38:06 +0000

The Bermuda Union of Teachers have voted to work to rule immediately and voted to give notice of action which will remain in place until the union executive gives further notice. I expect that to be after the election. The issue surrounds something said in March and which the BUT took to be a solemn promise of a done deal and which the Government took to be an assurance the matter would be considered. One would have though any solemn promise or agreement would be put down in writing.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:19:17 +0000

When people overseas gather or protest its for a good cause, but in Bermuda its always opposed by a certain segment of society.

By: Branch

Branch — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:59:47 +0000

Let’s be clear – this is a civil service issue, not a Government issue. If the civil service branch responsible for school maintenance are unable to do their job, then get rid of them and get someone in who can.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:25:10 +0000

Emergency?

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:54:44 +0000

So tell me who is with the children when these meetings are held during school hours??? I’m 100% for communication and action for improvements don’t get me wrong…

By: hmmm

hmmm — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:53:03 +0000

The teachers may have genuine concerns or issues that need to be addressed by the Department of Education.

I would also hope that accountability of teachers performance is addressed. The poor teachers are giving the good ones a bad reputation.
We need good educators for our children.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:50:09 +0000

wait a few months the PLP gonna fix all your issues

By: Kiskadee

Kiskadee — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:37:10 +0000

Do teachers ever think of their students and how they are upsetting parents ? School is out in two weeks . Could they not have waited till then?
Looks like they are just trying to stir up trouble .

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:55:00 +0000

And here I was thinking that teachers were supposed to give 21 days notice of a work stoppage. Silly me.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:44:52 +0000

Maybe the meeting is to discuss what their slogan means “Education For Responsibility”.