EduCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2021-04-12
EduCaribbean Weekday is a weekly PHC Education Newsletter published on Mondays which depicts current happenings in the Secondary and Tertiary Education Sectors within the Caribbean Islands, for educational institutions, practitioners, investors, suppliers and students alike.
Kids don’t learn enough through distance education, study finds
Santo Domingo.– A study carried out by the humanitarian aid organization World Vision on the opinion of parents regarding distance education, showed that 63.5% of parents with children at the primary level understand that they are not learning enough under the model of distance and virtual education. Through a statement, the child protection entity explained that among the causes identified in this percentage are the lack of internet at home, the lack of access devices and the lack of face-to-face supervision of an adult who is qualified to provide that pedagogical support at home. “We recognize the commitment of the Education Ministry to guarantee the continuity of the educational service, but unfortunately this model has not shown the required results in terms of achieving student learning,” said Bianny Matos, educational […]
Remotely learning
Sixteen-year-old Ahyele Rodney has come to a crossroads – if not a dead end – in his pursuit of becoming a doctor and one day taking care of his mom, who is suffering from a mental illness. At least that’s how the student of Central High in...
Bandwidth issues, US-dollar Internet packages weigh down schools
A number of schools are being forced to purchase expensive United States-dollar connectivity technology to maintain contact with students online as the island continues to deal with a high number of COVID-19 cases. Administrators complained to The...
Teachers resist requests to record online lessons
Public-sector teachers have been spurning requests to record lessons delivered via online video platforms to allow students who may have missed concepts or were unable to log in to virtual classrooms to rewatch or review classes in their own time...
SBA hurdles in virtual classrooms concern principals
WESTERN BUREAU: Some principals in rural Jamaica say their students are now facing serious challenges in completing their school-based assessments (SBA) for their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams because of the suspension of face-to...
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