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Dear Sir, Let me introduce you to Bermuda’s new status quo — our public education. For context, I refer you to the year 2013, when our public schools’ mathematics and science results had a very poor IGCSE showing, with only 19 per cent of students g...

“Lord, am I worthy for you to enter under my roof?” In a previous column, I talked about what we commonly call karma or reaping what we sow. Today, I want to introduce a parallel subject of “worthiness”. Too often as individuals and society, we act ...

As parents, grandparents and students, we must work collectively to ensure that we have a positive outcome during these challenging times. We all must make a contribution to ensure that the delivery of education remains as seamless as possible and th...

There is a lot of truth in the phrase “you reap what you sow”. We may not want to look at it, but in some ways, it’s like trying to run from one’s own shadow, which inevitably must follow. I have learnt to embrace our human imperfections and also th...

Although Bermuda and the world are consumed, rightly, with the Covid-19 crisis now, it will come to an end, and at that time other problems and policy issues facing Bermuda will return. One such issue is education, and more particularly, public educ...

History repeats itself and the gory tragedies, which as tales and legends of the past, come back to truly haunt unsuspecting generations. A little more than a century ago, I lost a few of my ancestors to yellow fever, which was followed a little late...

For all but the most introverted among us, humans are social beings, gathering together to talk, work, worship, dance, commune with nature, learn and, often, just enjoy being in one another’s company. This communion of souls does not simply serve as...

On Monday afternoon, Amherst College notified every student that they had one week to pack up and leave campus, with the expectation that they would not be back until next school year. Anyone who wanted to stay could fill out a petition, but there wa...

For too long politics has played too big a role in education, a situation that must change if our youth are to achieve their potential and reach the educational heights needed in today’s world. With that in mind, it is now clear that we desperately n...

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday, we summarise the accomplishments of five women who helped make a difference to Bermuda in the 20th century. Adele Tucker was born in 1868 in Warwick and became a teacher after training at the Col...