Dear Editor,
I have sat and observed the various movements within the country. And it is with a heavy heart that I realise that many persons have been playing the hypocritical role as they allow our beloved nation to crumble and go down by their very actions.
I share a burden that most of the workers within the workforce of the country are not professional — at least they do not behave in that way.
Teachers are supposed to be trend setters and assist in moulding young minds; but many teachers today have failed in this regard. The recents comments made by the education minister were well thought out and presented as a solution that will meet the needs of the country. But some teachers have seen the suggestions as unfair, including past presidents of the teachers' union.
However, when one can say that another human is like a "mongrel dog" or is like a man on cocaine it says a lot about the person who is talking. These comments, in my view. show us that this individual is at best unfit and unequipped to serve anyone. It further shows that these persons are not able to reason and think about life challenges in a logical way.
Being a professional individual is much more than what is done in the classroom, it also includes what is done in your personal life. I therefore call upon Messrs Adams and Dixon to submit a formal apology to Minister Thwaites for the comments which were made. Instead of belittling the education minister, why don't you sit with him to help solve the problem. With the fear of using a cliche: Be a part of the solution, rather than being a part of the problem.
Nicordo Wilson
nicordo@stu.ncu.edu.jm
I have sat and observed the various movements within the country. And it is with a heavy heart that I realise that many persons have been playing the hypocritical role as they allow our beloved nation to crumble and go down by their very actions.
I share a burden that most of the workers within the workforce of the country are not professional — at least they do not behave in that way.
Teachers are supposed to be trend setters and assist in moulding young minds; but many teachers today have failed in this regard. The recents comments made by the education minister were well thought out and presented as a solution that will meet the needs of the country. But some teachers have seen the suggestions as unfair, including past presidents of the teachers' union.
However, when one can say that another human is like a "mongrel dog" or is like a man on cocaine it says a lot about the person who is talking. These comments, in my view. show us that this individual is at best unfit and unequipped to serve anyone. It further shows that these persons are not able to reason and think about life challenges in a logical way.
Being a professional individual is much more than what is done in the classroom, it also includes what is done in your personal life. I therefore call upon Messrs Adams and Dixon to submit a formal apology to Minister Thwaites for the comments which were made. Instead of belittling the education minister, why don't you sit with him to help solve the problem. With the fear of using a cliche: Be a part of the solution, rather than being a part of the problem.
Nicordo Wilson
nicordo@stu.ncu.edu.jm