I am indebted to two distinguished members of the academic community at Mona for stimulating my preparation for this presentation. One was Professor Errol Miller, who at a forum staged by the Ministry of Education reminded us of the hidden agendas-my term, not his-which are served by education systems-agendas often hidden from the practitioners, the participants/beneficiaries, and even (as it seemed to me on reflection) those who might hold titular office and believe that they are in charge of the system.