summary trinidad education – school reform in doable steps.

About yesterday St. Joseph Secondary students leave early because teachers a no show from the compound’s bad infrastructure – not even a week into the year. Surely not the last culmination of state attitude towards children’s future.

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Much of it based on study of finland and japan.

Short notice –

* As Finland start a child’s education age seven.

* Minimal homework – not exceeding 5 – 30 minutes.

* Shorten school hours – local private primary schools I saw do this.

* Create a relaxed environment – no screaming.

* Reinstate IMMEDIATELY the school laptop program PNM halted.

* Reverse IMMEDIATELY slashing of tertiary GATE post graduate grants under PNM.

* Saying that end GATE make ALL tertiary and trade schools utterly free. Clear all student debt.

* As in Japan introduce the durable school satchel.

* As Finland have a baby box (baby supplies) to all new parents and other social safety nets.

* Autonomy – teachers have latitude in class and curriculum.

* One year paid maternity leave.

* Three teachers per class – two regular ones and a third for slow kids. A counselor also.

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Long term –

* As France introduce gourmet lunch.

* Raise the respect for teachers to that of doctors, scientists.

* MASTER’S DEGREE mandatory for new teachers. Five year course.

* BACHELOR’S DEGREE for lead daycare teachers.

* Pay six months of a teacher’s rent – (appreciation tactic).

* Do away with second and third choice schools – bias.

* Make ALL schools equal quality.

* Consider doing away with Concordat.

* Revamp the system like Finland.

* Introduce private school quality to government schools.

* digitized curriculum and classroom – as Japan, #SouthKorea the curriculum is on COMPUTER, PEN TABLET PC and ONLINE. Computers, wi fi and a digital white board in class itself. Video conference with kids abroad. Replacing our LAPTOP PROGRAM are FREE DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS.

Top 10 Reasons FINLAND Has the World’s Best SCHOOL SYSTEM – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmG4smezeME