Education Transformation Has Not Ended - Holness
KINGSTON (JIS):
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, says the Education Transformation Programme has not ended, but is being absorbed into the mainstream operations of the Ministry.
"There is no plan at the present time to close transformation so the reports that I have seen in the media, which state categorically that transformation will be closed in March next year, are patently false," Mr. Holness said at a press conference held at the Ministry's head office in Kingston yesterday (Dec. 18), to clarify the issue.
"The decision to close transformation rests with the Government and I have not informed the Government of any such decision," he stated further, while informing that the project, as constituted, was intended to be a short-term undertaking.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 12:30.Education minister regrets slow pace of transformation
...But says ETT will not be closed down
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com
Saturday, December 20, 2008
More than half of the Education Transformation Team (ETT), the project charged with modernising the country's education system, will be integrated into the Ministry of Education, having successfully completed their jobs in the ETT, Education Minister Andrew Holness has disclosed.
The minister Thursday dismissed reports that the ETT was to be closed down, but said he was not satisfied with the pace of the process. He also said there were persons within the team who did not want the process to succeed and who may have leaked inaccurate information to the media.
Courtesy of Jamaica Observer
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Submitted by publicrelations on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 10:47.Holness to speak on education transformation today
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Jamaica Observer
EDUCATION Minister Andrew Holness is today expected to address reports that the education transformation programme is to be wound up in March next year.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:10.Culture Change Needed to Address Illiteracy- Holness
KINGSTON(JIS):
Sunday, December 14, 2008
As Government intensifies measures to address illiteracy, Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has pointed to the need for a culture change, where the critical skills of reading and writing are encouraged in the home.
"I am embarrassed to say that in the 21st Century, Jamaica is talking about the problem with illiteracy. We should have conquered that long time ago", the Minister said as he addressed the Primary Education Support Project's (PESP) end of project symposium and exhibition yesterday (Dec. 11) at the Knutsford Court Hotel.
"It is not rocket science, it's not an involved process that we cannot solve. We have the capacity to solve it, the issue is the culture; how seriously do parents take this issue," Mr. Holness pointed out.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 12:58.Gov't Working to Address Overcrowding at the Primary Level
MONTEGO BAY(JIS):
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said that the Government is working to address overcrowding in primary schools, noting that the population of these institutions should not exceed 1,000.
Giving the main address at the official opening of a computer centre at the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in Montego Bay on December 10, the Education Minister said that large school populations usually result in large class sizes, reducing the value of the contact between students and teachers, and making the task of the teachers more difficult.
"I am not supporting primary schools in excess of 1,000 students. I think Jamaica has to make that commitment that we have to put a cap on the population of schools," he stated.
Minister Holness pointed out that despite the fact that many of the primary schools that are overcrowded are doing well, a 1,000-student limit should be suitable for any one such institution.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 12:32.PESP Stages End of Project Symposium
KINGSTON(JIS):
Friday, December 12, 2008
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
The Primary Education Support Project (PESP), yesterday (December 10), staged an 'End of Project Symposium and Exhibition', to highlight the achievements of the programme.
The symposium, which ends today (December 11), is being held at the Kuntsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.
Project Manager, Jean Hastings, pointed out that the project had a good concept and the three components of the project - quality assurance, institutional development and civil works - had varying levels of success.
In relation to the quality assurance component, Ms. Hastings noted that a significant amount of training was done to facilitate changes to the curriculum.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 13:08.Allow Students Free Access to Computer Equipment - Holness
MONTEGO BAY (JIS):
Friday, December 12, 2008
Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has appealed to schools to allow students free and easy access to computer equipment, and not to treat the computers as "some revered instrument that no one must touch."
"Let the students get the exposure," he urged, as he addressed the official opening of a computer centre at the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James.
Pointing out that the understanding of the computer by most Jamaicans stop at the computer screen, monitor and keyboard, the Education Minister said that such an attitude "will keep us as consumers of the technology rather than as producers."
"So, in teaching your students about the computers, from the outset, try to get them exposed to the programming; the software programming that goes behind the computers, because that is where the value in the computer is," he stated.
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Published: Friday | December 12, 2008
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