4260 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
August 30, 2013
Dear Sir,
This most recent maelstrom of controversy surrounding the hiring of the newest Commissioner of Education on the eve of the opening of the 2013-14 school year is very disturbing to say the least. Last evening on the local new...
DATE: Sep 03, 2013
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I love the smell of newly sharpened pencils. Never mind the thrill of buying a new pencil case! I have a bit of a ‘thing’ for stationery but particularly when it’s mixed with the buzz of anticipation that comes with the start of a new year at school....
DATE: Sep 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
August 29, 2013
Dear Sir,
Churchill School, never sold out to a private school. Robert Crawford School, never sold out to a private school. Prospect Secondary School for Girls, never sold out to a private school. Devonshire Academy, never sold out to...
DATE: Sep 03, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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Dear Sir,
It is very rare that we hear anything positive about our public school teachers but I would like to acknowledge the sacrifice and dedication Ms Michelle Laylor, one of the mathematics teachers at Clearwater Middle School, has shown to her s...
DATE: Aug 30, 2013
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Funny or not, sometimes it pays to have a sense of humour about the serious matters of state. Case in point: In response to predictions about more job losses before the year is out Finance Minister Bob Richards was quoted as saying, “statisticians do...
DATE: Aug 30, 2013
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Governments in democratic jurisdictions large and small are constantly faced with decisions that give the people they serve satisfaction that their concerns are getting the utmost attention, or disappointment that somehow the decision-makers have los...
DATE: Aug 29, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Education has been a controversial issue in Bermuda for quite some time, and despite input from overseas experts, along with home grown expertise, it remains a complex subject with numerous challenges that unresolved, could hamper efforts to provide ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Dear Sir,
Back in the 80s, a feeler was put out to Government, proposing that some areas of Dockyard would make extraordinary film, TV and music production facilities: a classic studio “lot” with sound-stages ready-built (like fortresses), set shops,...
DATE: Aug 22, 2013
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August 13, 2013
Dear Sir,
When I attended Devonshire Academy many years ago, there was the strict rules about shirt being tucked it, right type of shoes, no big time jewellery, right colour socks etc ... and now at CedarBridge years later, no student...
DATE: Aug 21, 2013
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August 19, 2013
Dear Sir,
Transferring teachers again? Why not principals who feel worrying about what a students wears, providing it’s not ripped and within school regulations, instead of disciplining students who jump another student, and are stran...
DATE: Aug 20, 2013
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