LETTER OF THE DAY - Sampling from an American classroom
The Editor, Sir: I teach in a helplessly 'country' area of the United States of America.A few days ago I had a tense moment in the classroom. It was the beginning of class and the usual 'bad boy' of the bunch was being disruptive as usual...
School security
The Editor, Sir: While many people are focussing on the indiscipline between teachers and students at a number of schools, I see a larger and very worrying scenario on the horizon which can be stopped before what has happened in other countries occurs...
Taking issue with Mr Speaker
The Editor, Sir: Mr Delroy Chuck, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has sought to upbraid the press for unfairness. Addressing the issue of a published photograph of a yawning Mr Daryl Vaz as he sat in the House, the speaker said that it was...
No response from Flow
The Editor, Sir: I noticed Flow's full-page advertisement, entitled: 'Questions and Answers', in the Business section of Sunday's Gleaner. The ad was no doubt intended to impress both the readers of The Gleaner and the subscribers to Flow. ...
In memory of Oliver Foot
The Editor, Sir: Some time ago, I was invited to a luncheon and was seated next to a man who, it turned out, was easily the most important person in the room, but you wouldn't have known it from his quiet, almost self-effacing demeanour.
Abortion: look at all views
The EDITOR, Sir: Recently, the 17-member Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group recommended that the current laws prohibiting the practice of abortion be repealed and replaced with legislation outlining conditions under which medical termination of pregnancy would be lawful.
Widen the debate on school violence
The Editor, Sir: The debate on school violence in this paper, and elsewhere, is biased to say the least. No meaningful discussion and subsequent solution will be found unless the actions of the other players in education (teachers and the Ministry of Education)...
Unfair to Obama
The Editor, Sir: I suppose it is fair to say that Dawn Ritch is 'off the reservation'; her recent article titled 'Unspeakable Treachery' depicts Barack Obama as naive and lacking substance, but the truth is Ms Ritch's comments reflects a dysfunctional and myopic mind at work....
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