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At Dartmouth interaction with youths and parents… Roopnarine calls on parents to get involved in children’s education

 

MINISTER of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine has called on parents of Dartmouth and other surrounding communities on the Essequibo Coast to get involved in their children’s education.The Minister in an address to a large crowd of young people and parents at the Dartmouth Community Centre on Sunday told parents that they have a vital role to play in schools and they must be committed to their children’s education.


The Minister also pointed out that sports in schools should be part of the extra-curricular activities. He told the large gathering that sports is very crucial in schools and he would like to see a sports programme in all schools across the country.


According to the Education Minister, the focus of the APNU+AFC Administration is more on the all-round round development of children.
He said the Ministry of Education wants to produce Guyanese citizens who at the end of their education can contribute to the development of Guyana.


Parents and young people during the interaction session were told to form themselves in groups of fifteen so as to discuss and come up with ideas to boost the development of education delivery in the Dartmouth/West Bury areas. The groups which numbered about eight had lively discussions on the topic while Minister Roopnarine also interacted with members of each group.


At the end of the group interactions, reports were presented by individual group leaders to the Minister and the audience. Some of the suggestions and solutions put forward by the various groups were setting up of a community library as a resource centre in the Dartmouth village and the establishment of a science laboratory at the 8th of May Secondary School.


SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME
Calls were also made for the APNU+AFC Government to introduce school feeding programme at the 8th of May primary, secondary and Flora nursery schools.


Calls were also made for remedial classes to be taught at primary schools instead at secondary schools. Suggestions were also made for the same subjects to be taught at all schools and for the $10,000 school vouchers programme to continue but must be given after the needs of parents are accessed. The need to supply all textbooks by Government at schools was also suggested.


One group suggested that there is need for a functional community center in the village and for more social workers in schools. The group also called for functioning departments at the 8th of May Secondary School and for a campus of the University of Guyana to be established on the Essequibo Coast.

 

NATIONAL SERVICE
Another group called on Government to set up a college for secondary education and for the reintroduction of National Service. The group also called for scholarships to be given to students who excel at CXC in the Region and for the Government to give back grants to schools to do their own purchasing. They suggested that the Regional stores were purchasing substandard materials for schools. Another group suggested that tripartite communities between teachers/parents and students should be set up and photocopiers should be placed at all schools.


The Minister in response thanked the parents and young people for contributing and sharing their ideas on moving the education sector to a higher level.


The interaction meeting was organised by the African Culture and Educational Association, Inc. [ACEA] as part of Emancipation Day activities in Region Two.

 

(Rajendra Prabhulall)

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MINISTER of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine has called on parents of Dartmouth and other surrounding communities on the Essequibo Coast to get involved in their children’s education.The Minister in an address to a large crowd of young people and parents at the Dartmouth Community Centre on Sunday told parents that they have a vital role to play in schools and they must be committed to their children’s education.


The Minister also pointed out that sports in schools should be part of the extra-curricular activities. He told the large gathering that sports is very crucial in schools and he would like to see a sports programme in all schools across the country.

 

At Dartmouth interaction with youths and parents… Roopnarine calls on parents to get involved in children’s education, Rajendra Prabhulall, July 27, 2015, Source - Guyana Chronicle

It will be of interest to know from where the minister got his information that parents are not involved with the education of their children.

 

Perhaps, his statement might be appropriate if is was referred to a few individuals, but surely not to all parents.

FM
Originally Posted by Ramakant-P:

Why should teachers work overtime without pay?

Because they are not hourly paid employees.  When schools are out, they remain paid employees of the Govt.  It's not all about money, money, money.

 

Engagement of the parents/students/teachers in the process of education is a positive development.  The Govt needs to implement frequent objective measurements to assess teacher/school performance.  I actually support the grass-roots efforts this Govt has taken to address the education issues facing the nation.

 

One point, they should drop this PNC term "emancipation" day.  The true emancipation day was 1992 when the PNC/GDF goon stopped deciding who rules Guyana.  The PNC can claim true legitimacy in 2015 because of that transformative election.  That was the end of the era of despotism.

FM
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by Ramakant-P:

Why should teachers work overtime without pay?

Because they are not hourly paid employees.  When schools are out, they remain paid employees of the Govt.  It's not all about money, money, money.

 

Engagement of the parents/students/teachers in the process of education is a positive development.  The Govt needs to implement frequent objective measurements to assess teacher/school performance.  I actually support the grass-roots efforts this Govt has taken to address the education issues facing the nation.

 

One point, they should drop this PNC term "emancipation" day.  The true emancipation day was 1992 when the PNC/GDF goon stopped deciding who rules Guyana.  The PNC can claim true legitimacy in 2015 because of that transformative election.  That was the end of the era of despotism.

With the kind of money teachers make, I surprised that they do not seek to supplement their salaries elsewhere.

R
Originally Posted by baseman:

. . . The PNC can claim true legitimacy in 2015 because of that transformative election.  That was the end of the era of despotism.

indeed, 5/11 changed everything . . . true dat, true dat

FM
Originally Posted by redux:
Originally Posted by baseman:

. . . The PNC can claim true legitimacy in 2015 because of that transformative election.  That was the end of the era of despotism.

indeed, 5/11 changed everything . . . true dat, true dat

That 1992, end of despotism. True datt.

FM
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by redux:
Originally Posted by baseman:

. . . The PNC can claim true legitimacy in 2015 because of that transformative election.  That was the end of the era of despotism.

indeed, 5/11 changed everything . . . true dat, true dat

That 1992, end of despotism. True datt.

1992 was a promise . . . thrown contemptuously into the dustbin by Jagdeo and his criminal gang upon Cheddi's death

FM

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