The Alliance For Change wishes to congratulate all students who were successful at the recent National Grade Six Assessment exams. Most importantly we recognize that behind these individual successes are long hours of toil and hard work by not only the students themselves, but the supportive hand of their parents and teachers. It is a partnership that produces success.
But even as we celebrate this, the Alliance or Changes recognizes that a large percentage of our student are still falling through the crack and completing their primary education with an insufficiently strong foundation in the core subject areas namely English and Mathematics on which to build in the future.
Revelations by the Ministry of Education itself has highlighted that overall passes in Mathematics amongst our students have declined to an alarming rate and we urge that an urgent analysis of the methods used in teaching this core subject be re-examined and a comprehensive programme of remedial education be instituted across our country to address the problem.
This year’s results also suggests that our children who have the misfortune of attending a public school with insufficient facilities and resources, and reduced parental guidance are at a much greater risk of failing. We must in this technological age find ways to guarantee that all our young people are given a solid basic education that includes the ability to read, write and understand the principles of mathematics at an above average level. This is fundamental to the future development of our country.
The Alliance For Change stands ready to assist in any way it can recognizing that only a proactive approach will correct the current situation. The least we as a nation can do for our children is to guarantee them a solid primary education.
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