193 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Editorials"
Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier delivered his Reply to the Throne Speech on Friday.
It was also his maiden speech, which is a first for Bermuda, and an unusual event in parliamentary democracies.
The speech shows that the One Bermuda Alliance pla...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Educators are not happy that this newspaper described the disagreement over what constitutes a passing grade in GCSE exams as a “row”. So be it. The fact is that this is a deadly serious issue which needs to be settled.
Quite simply, you cannot have...
DATE: Oct 06, 2011
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It is pretty obvious that no single change will end violent crime, especially among young people. But a multitude of small steps can make a difference.
In that context, CedarBridge Academy’s partnership with Peaceful Schools International will help,...
DATE: Sep 23, 2011
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A recent editorial criticised the pace of education reform since the 2007 Hopkins Report and questioned whether there was meaningful progress in public education.
Whether it was in response to that editorial or not, Education Minister Dame Jennifer ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2011
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Child psychologists and self help parenting books are consistent on one point: Children and teenagers respond to structure and consistency.
So it’s worrying that each school year seems to start with uncertainty and change.
To be sure, all schools n...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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Cup Match, more than any other event, symbolises Bermuda.
It is a time when people come together, and come home, to celebrate what it means to be Bermudian and to enjoy each other’s company. It is entirely fitting that the first day of Cup Match is o...
DATE: Jul 27, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox urged Bermudians not to be “self-haters and self-doubters” at a town-hall meeting on the economy this week.
This can be viewed in different ways. As a question of confidence, it is a chicken and egg conundrum. Without economic grow...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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Dr Monique Keyser has not told Bermuda anything it does not know, even if it does not want to admit it, about the small army of “wall sitters” and gang members who are steadily destroying themselves and the social fabric of the Island.
But it is imm...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Government's decision to investigate the Operation Ceasefire as part of the effort to combat gang violence should be welcomed.
This newspaper has long advocated this programme, as has the Opposition, and especially Opposition Senate Leader Michael Du...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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For months now, the call has gone out for Government to cut spending and to reduce the size of the Civil Service.
So when 93 jobs were cut in education last month, this should have come as no surprise.
These are not easy decisions, and Dame Jennife...
DATE: Jun 16, 2011
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