Education

How secure is Jamaica from cybercrime?

Submitted by Althea on Oct 29, 2014 01:00 am

BEING robbed creates a sickening feeling of vulnerability which is magnified when the robber is unknown. It is even worse when what is stolen is confidential information relating to one's identity, medical condition and financial situation.

BUG Programme Launched at Catherine Hall Primary School

Submitted by Althea on Oct 29, 2014 00:55 am

The Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay launched the local arm of Kiwanis International’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) programme at the Catherine Hall Primary School in St. James, on October 21.

This programme is a worldwide initiative by Kiwanis International, which is aimed at getting under-performing students in some primary schools to improve their grades in the core subjects – Mathematics, English Language, Social Studies and Communication Tasks.

Joblessness among region's youth chronic

Submitted by Nadine on Oct 28, 2014 11:23 am

Youth unemployment, in particular, has reached crisis proportions because of the adverse impact of the global economic recession since 2008 and ineffective domestic macroeconomic policy. In recent years, Caribbean economies have averaged 0-1 per cent growth, with Trinidad and Guyana being the exceptions.

Education ministry launches Trees That Feed initiative in schools

THE MINISTRY of Education is spearheading a tree planting initiative in schools that is aimed at providing nutritional and economic benefits to students and institutions. Collaborating with Trees That Feed Foundation (TTFF), the Ministry of Agriculture, and several branches of the Rotary Club, the ministry recently launched Trees That Feed in Schools, in a ceremony at the Ocho Rios High School.

Left in limbo - Education system failing children with mild learning disabilities

Submitted by Nadine on Oct 24, 2014 11:48 am

"Many parents have said to me that they are just without hope and they really don't know what to do. We are watching children who are not being able to access their human rights to an education," added Staple-Ebanks.

Not enough spaces

She said part of the problem is that Jamaica does not seem to have a grasp of how many children are living with intellectual or mental disabilities and so enough spaces are not being planned to accommodate them.

TEN ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A SUCCESFUL TEACHER

Submitted by Nadine on Oct 23, 2014 12:38 pm | COMMENTS (0)

The following is an excerpt from an article written by John Smith & Alice Shown and published in Issue: 13, Summer 2014 of NEX Generation.  NEX Generation is a socially responsible magazine for individuals who share a common goal of improving family and community life in the Caribbean and the Diaspora.

Give youth power to boss up their future

Submitted by Nadine on Oct 21, 2014 10:09 am

Recently, tests have been carried out on third-generation fibre optics, demonstrating that one single fibre-optic strand can carry 10 trillion bits of information per second.

We are living in a data-driven world that affords 100 billion Google searches per month on the Internet, and 175 million Facebook users connected at any given moment. If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest country in the world.

Education Must Guide Jamaica's Progress - Thwaites

Submitted by Nadine on Oct 16, 2014 13:16 pm

KINGSTON (JIS): Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites says the extent to which Jamaica progresses must be guided in part by significant advances in academic and vocational training and development, and appropriate attitudes to w

September 29, 2014

 NEI Encourages Schools to Listen to Students 

Research conducted by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) has highlighted the need for local school leaders and teachers to accord more respect to the views of students. 

The NEI arrived at the position following the analysis of data from 26,000 primary and secondary students whose schools were inspected by its representatives. Based on the analysis, students are taking note of things in their environment and are willing to share their views on several issues, including conversations on how to improve their school.

 

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J-TEC Being Readied to Regulate and Transform Jamaica's Tertiary Sector

Submitted by Althea on Sep 29, 2014 02:08 am

 

J-TEC being readied to regulate and transform Jamaica's tertiary sector

Monday, September 29, 2014    

MAXINE Henry-Wilson yesterday assured Jamaicans that legislation has been drafted to regulate the tertiary education sector which has, in recent weeks, been a source of great concern for some graduates.

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