Dear Editor,
There are too many students exiting our Jamaican high schools as good-for-nothings. There is urgent need for curriculum reform to establish a general high school curriculum. This curriculum should include the following subjects: English A, English B, Spanish, mathematics, information technology, integrated science, and social studies. The CSEC syllabus for these subjects should be introduced from seventh grade, so that when the students complete 10th grade they have achieved complete mastery of syllabus content and can pass these subjects at first sitting. This curriculum will provide all high school graduates with a rounded education.
The specific career goal of the students will determine the additional subjects to be studied. If a person's career is law, then the additional subjects will be economics and history. For medicine, chemistry and biology. For engineering the additional subjects will be physics and technical drawing. For accounting and management-related professions, principles of accounts and business, with office adminsitration.
To my certain knowledge there are students passing subjects that have no relevance to their career goal. These complemetary subject areas are career-focused.
Carryl Harris
Hopewell, Hanover
carrylgurney@yahoo.com
More career guidance needed
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There are too many students exiting our Jamaican high schools as good-for-nothings. There is urgent need for curriculum reform to establish a general high school curriculum. This curriculum should include the following subjects: English A, English B, Spanish, mathematics, information technology, integrated science, and social studies. The CSEC syllabus for these subjects should be introduced from seventh grade, so that when the students complete 10th grade they have achieved complete mastery of syllabus content and can pass these subjects at first sitting. This curriculum will provide all high school graduates with a rounded education.
The specific career goal of the students will determine the additional subjects to be studied. If a person's career is law, then the additional subjects will be economics and history. For medicine, chemistry and biology. For engineering the additional subjects will be physics and technical drawing. For accounting and management-related professions, principles of accounts and business, with office adminsitration.
To my certain knowledge there are students passing subjects that have no relevance to their career goal. These complemetary subject areas are career-focused.
Carryl Harris
Hopewell, Hanover
carrylgurney@yahoo.com
More career guidance needed
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