| Not only is there need for more conscious teaching in the school system,Nike Air Force 1 Donna, but according to Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, the Ministry is looking to have the results obtained mirror the proportion of trained teachers.Minister of Education, Priya ManickchandAccording to the Minister,Cheap Air Max USA, currently the education system is furnished with more trained teachers, whom she insists should be more focused on realising needful changes in the sector.“We need to see more conscious work going on and not just routine teaching…” Manickchand said.And improvements are already being seen since, according to the Minister,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, the existing 45 per cent pass rate in the area of English is an improvement from the 18 per cent pass rate in 1992. Similar results are evident in the area of Mathematics, which the Minister said registered an eight per cent pass rate in 1993 but currently has a 45 per cent pass rate at the Secondary School Entrance Examinations (SSEE).“Do we need to take that up to 100 per cent,Cheap NFL Jerseys, of course we do,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, but these kinds of moves require more trained teachers, a proper environment, provision of text books…all these things have to come together,” the Minister said.She pointed out that usually the desired results are not obtained within a year, but rather over a longer period of time even with the ideal conditions and materials in place.Although measures are being put in place to address the pass rate at the various examinations, Manickchand noted that the Ministry has certainly taken note of the other students who are not listed among the 45 per cent that are doing well.In addressing this challenge, the Minister said that not only has efforts been made to ensure that teachers are paid the best they have ever been, but more teachers are being trained. She noted that such moves must be supported by parental involvements since Government, although mandated to provide education to all, cannot achieve the improvement goal without support.Government, according to Manickchand, has been plugging large investments into the education sector over the past 20 years which is currently yielding some results.“Sometimes from year to year we don’t realise what this investment means, but it means we have moved from 30 per cent trained teachers to 70 per cent…We have moved from a place where 10 per cent of our schools were habitable to a place where 80 per cent are,” the Minister stated.According to her, the school system has been transformed from a place where primary aged children could not have been placed in a school, to where every single primary aged child can access primary education. Added to this, Guyana is no longer saddled with a situation whereby its nursery aged children are unable to enjoy the pride of placement in the nursery system,Authentic NBA Jerseys Store, a situation which translates to 85 per cent of the nursery population being in school.“The investment over the years has produced things that we can count, tabulate and celebrate…Does that mean we don’t have work to do? We have a lot of work to do.” |
