Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon
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JTA President Dr. Mark Smith and JAPSS President Linvern Wright
By Kimone Witter
Stakeholders in education have given a charge to the new minister, Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, to hit the ground running in addressing the myriad of issues facing the sector.
The challenges range from early childhood and primary education to infrastructure and teacher migration.
In welcoming Dr. Morris Dixon, President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association Dr. Mark Smith said he hopes she will tackle the issues with a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm.
These issues, he said, include teacher migration, the need for quality education for all children, investing in school infrastructure, and addressing inefficiencies within the Ministry of Education.
He also cited the inability of the present system to adequately facilitate and assess students with learning disabilities.
Linvern Wright, who is president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), said the new minister must also have the courage to focus on education transformation as well as early childhood and primary education as key priority areas.
"I mean many, many persons might feel that they are impacted more by secondary education and tertiary education, but I think [primary and early childhood are] where we need to start. We have a serious crisis in literacy, numeracy. That has to begin at that level," he reasoned.
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