Some schools allowing limited number of students on campus to access lessons

 

Linvern Wright, President of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools, says some administrators will be allowing a limited number of students on campus to access lessons. 

 

Mr. Wright says the Ministry of Education has given schools the go-ahead to offer this option to parents. 

 

"I know some schools were saying to kids who were having challenges, 'We can take a particular number of students here. If you really want to come to use our system at school with the reliable data, come.' But, of course, that's going to be limited in terms of the capacity that you have," he explained. 

 

Mr. Wright, who is principal of William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, said he has added home work sessions to timetables to help students complete assignments. 

 

He said the response to the programme, which will be supervised by teachers, has been good.  

 

"They just want to know what the session is about, what are their responsibilities. It's not something that they have to write a lesson plan for. It's really just being there to supervise and oversee what is happening with these kid. And at the end of the day, it's a matter of care. Teaching just can't be about just teaching, teaching. The fact is that we have to care about whether the students learn," he reasoned.