THE MATTER OR ISSUE of the Caribbean Examinations Council school-based assessment (SBA) by those who teach the subjects in the schools as well as the treatment of this matter or issue by the shareholders or participants in the dispute provide a profound commentary on the state of our society.
I would like to return to this topic at a later date. However, I strongly recommend that, should the various authorities decide to pay for the “burden” of correcting SBAs, the work should not be given to the teachers who taught the subject.
The hundreds (perhaps thousands) of unemployed university graduates as well as university students who are in the second and third year of their degree programmes are qualified to do these corrections and should be given that work. It would help those people financially and give CXC greater control over the process.
Do not give the work to those teachers who teach the subjects.
It’s time that the “spineless” governments of the Caribbean, in the spirit of public sector reform, seriously evaluate the terms and conditions of service (hours of service per week including involvement in ?extracurricular activities, length of vacations, payment for degrees etc.) of teachers.
How do these compare with other public service workers (e.g. police, nurses etc.). Are we getting value for money spent?
– NICHOLAS HEADLEY