4154 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
October 24, 2013
Dear Sir,
I’m not exactly sure what to make of this whole ‘not wanting any caning’ garbage to be allowed at any school. There’s been incidents involving girls assaulting other girls at schools and, nothing’s been done about the situa...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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A misguided concept too often is that children can only be corrected with a beating or a tongue lashing leaving them feeling unwanted and resentful toward any type of authority whether it is a parent, guardian, teacher, or a neighbour. Many of us who...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
October 15, 2013
Dear Sir,
It’s so easy to be critical of others while laying blame, after all, the mirror is meant only to show us how beautiful we are and to help us hide the blemishes. Until it becomes painfully obvious, we hardly recognise the fa...
DATE: Oct 17, 2013
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October 13, 2013
Dear Sir,
The Ministry of Education has recently embarked upon a consultation process through public meetings to solicit input from Bermuda’s parents as to how they want to be involved in their children’s education. More specifically...
DATE: Oct 17, 2013
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The following is an opinion piece submitted by Becky Ausenda, executive director of the Bermuda Education Network.
Coming to a school near you — independent inspection regimes?
It seemed like just another Town Hall meeting about education last Wednes...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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October 12th, 2013
Dear Sir,
I agree with many of the concerns of Jeremy Deacon in your ‘Letters to the Editor’ of October 12th concerning breaks for start-ups. It is not necessarily breaks that are required or looked for but basic fairness to allow ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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2013 International Day of the Girl
Back in 2009-10, I spent a year embedded with the US military in southern Afghanistan. Something struck me right away: I rarely saw women, and on the few occasions I did, they were always covered from head to toe ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2013
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The stunning shut down of the United States Government in recent days, and the impact it had on life in America, and indeed in other parts of the world, captured the attention of just about everyone, since that nation is considered the power house of...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Are you Prepared?
As I sat across the table and watched her eyes wander around the room, I thought to myself: “What is she thinking?”
As she turned towards me, her eyes stared right through me as though I was not there.
Sh...
DATE: Oct 09, 2013
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October 4, 2013
Dear Sir,
The new government is doing a good job of trying to get Bermuda back on its feet.
The premier and his team inherited an island in deep trouble. A country experiencing five successive years of economic decline, an increase in...
DATE: Oct 07, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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