4154 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
In reading an article on education by New York Times writer Adam Grant of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, I felt a need to take some of that material and relate it to what seems to be part of our proverbial problem.
With the con...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
Sir John Swan
It’s ironic really. One party complains about criticism levelled by the other and invariably replies in kind, whether by style or in substance, or both, touching of further rounds of more of the same. So it goes in politics in Bermuda as the kettle c...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
April 29, 2014
Dear Sir,
Whether Bermuda is like a wounded bird or not is currently being debated, however, what I already know for sure is that we are very much a deeply divided Bermuda. Across all sectors of our community, across all ages, across b...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Letters to the Editor
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During the Easter weekend, I met with hundreds of Bermudians and visitors enjoying fishcakes, kites and the great weather. Everyone was in good spirits. It’s such a great time of year.
As Premier, it’s my job to be on the job all the time, even unde...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Our educational system, has undergone major changes over the last half century, and while some of it has been positive, there are concerns that all is not well with a structure that has moved away from old fashioned discipline, which was so effective...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
We have overspent and under-saved. The base of our income has been eroded by our attitudes, policies and the changes taking place in the global economies.
And we continue to remain in economic depression as indicated by the contraction of Bermuda’s G...
DATE: Apr 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
Sir John Swan
A chance to play detective as Day After Tomorrow invite you to their Third Annual Get Puzzled Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, April 26th. The hunt starts in the City Hall parking lot at 6.30pm and afterwards, there will be a get together at the final clu...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nothing to do in Bermuda?
A change is as good as a rest, Mr Editor, so this week a break from my usual.
Everyone wants more and few among us desire less. As a general rule I think that’s pretty true. The trouble is that it also presents a challenge in today’s economic climate...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
March 17, 2014
Dear Sir,
To the Hon John Barritt and copied to journalists at The Royal Gazette.
Your recent article ‘Education is not just a job for Government alone’ has motivated me to write down ideas I have tossed around in my head for some time...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Letters to the Editor
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“But I haven’t got a creative bone in my body …” I hear people say.
Chances are no, the last time I checked the human skeleton isn’t formed with one. But we all have the potential of creativity within us.
Creativity is not the exclusive domain of po...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
