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GOD’S PEOPLE IN THE GHETTO

We have just celebrated another Christmas. Beyond the exchange of gifts, family get-togethers and eating lay the heart of Christmas, God speaking to humankind as “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” In our sentimental celebration of the Babe in the Manger, we often miss the point that Jesus was born in a period of great turmoil, dissension and division in Israel.

SECONDARY EDUCATION OF QUALITY

Errol Miller  Last week Tuesday, the Ministry of Education and Culture in conjunction with the World Bank staged a Conference on Secondary Education focused on the issues of expanding access to secondary education and improving its quality. The Conference was not only well attended, but stimulated a considerable amount of good ideas from the participants. […]

DISMAY AND INSPIRATION

 On Thursday, October 15th The Gleaner headline declared “Teaching methods stale”. The conclusion was derived from the views of a group of educators who had appeared before the Select Committee of Human Resources and Social Development of Parliament in Gordon House. This Committee had invited the educators to share their views on measures that could be taken to provide quality education and universal literacy. The Gleaner story reported that the Committee had been told that the country’s methods of teacher training have not changed in more than 30 years and that teachers were only being trained by the lecture method. The Committee was also advised that use of the Internet could facilitate changes in the teaching methods in the colleges.

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