Comments on: Video: Education Minister Press Conference

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 13:10:09 +0000

“Over the past two weeks, there have been concerns about the state of our school facilities; the health and safety of our students and staff; and questions about what we as a Ministry and Department are doing to address these issues.”

Over the past 2 weeks? Really? 2 WEEKS? Try 2 DECADES Minister!

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 00:18:24 +0000

The PLP rode into town in 1998 promising to fix education. They had all of the answers. Here we are 21 years later & we have yet another press conference. Public education is still an utter failure.

By: PHSee

PHSee — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 22:04:53 +0000

I agree. The fact that for many Teachers the only prerequisite and job securuty is tied to your birth place Job for life , despite performance and ability. I will be the first to recognize that we have MANY awesome Bermudian teachers. However,we have many gat are incompetent, lazy or just lack the desire to be an effective teacher. It’s just a job for some and they know they are protected by the B.U.T. so why care or try their best. And that should not be okay with anyone!

If teachers, like professionals in many other fields were were reviewed and held accountable and graded themselves, they might be forced to up their game. Right now, the bad teachers (and there a few too many) actually have a negative effect on the school as a whole and bring down a schools reputation and overall performance.

Then there is the bloated Ministry of Education which is a warehouse for many that couldn’t teach. But instead of being fired, Some were rewarded with a title and desk job. Sen. Rabain. Spend some real time there and check REALLY check people credentials and what they do.!

By: Madge

Madge — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 21:41:02 +0000

The public schools are in a mess..

By: Trump supporter

Trump supporter — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:32:11 +0000

Shouldn’t been so quick to shoot off at the mouth when you first got in talking about everything fixed up to par. Been nothing but faults ever since. Well similiar to everything else.

By: Get real

Get real — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:04:54 +0000

Good. Just do something. Govt school don’t take 9 gcses like private schools. Private only consider a to c a pass and get much better results than Uk. Public schools here don’t have 35percentcreaching the average benchmark. Yet they consider a d and e a pass! Yet we pay around 18,000 a year for each student. Ofsted close schools in Uk with such appalling outcomes.
Parents need to discipline and instill a work ethic. Provide encouragement and role modeling.
Teachers need to be good and qualified.
This way the workforce may want our kids. Right now, if I were an employer, I would want at least someone of average qualification.
Private schools have many unused bursaries and scholarships.
Call them if you want your child educated and cant afford it.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:55:28 +0000

Bermuda should have a Public Education system the envy of the world. That it doesn’t and is so pitiful cannot be down to one factor. There is the bureaucratic and over priced Ministry, full of paper pushers, not Educators. Abolish the Ministry. Next redo the hiring of teachers, concentrating on getting the best, not just Bermudians. Then fix the curriculum, starting with back to the basics at Primary level. Reciting times tables for example.
Nothing will result from the proposals announced today as nothing has been done up to now except talk and make announcements, then rinse and repeat. The Ministry and Unions have control over Government and are too strong for any changes to be made.