Thursday, October 31, 2013

James Supports Laptop Programme

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Could someone clear the air on the actual cost of the laptops to the nation?

October 31, 2013 at 6:27 PM
Anonymous said...

I am in support of the laptop programme but off the cuff I cannot say much about the economics of it. While access to digital apparatus is vital for long range benefits of students I think some more emphasis is needed on proper English in schools, even in this post-industrial era.

Can one imagine a future worker giving commands to a robot, such as: "move in the sun" when he actually means "get out of the sun". The former phrase is frequently used by students and teachers alike, locally.
It is good to be fluent in creole, but more importantly the most popular language must be given due importance.

November 1, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Anonymous said...

So a complete fool supports the program and we are to be happy.

Just yesterday I came across an article critical of a number of these programs carried out in the USA and Europe after much planning including getting the schools themselves ready. In other words much better planning than the kenny joke. And they were all serious flops.
This program was about buying votes.

November 1, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Anonymous said...

We have somehow made the most-frequently spoken language the first language. English is made and reinforced the second language.

For some time now, some of us have realized that this approach for better or for worse, forces local speakers to think in creole and constantly translate from the creole into the English.

So, just simply capping word for word means that, we as a nation have failed to appreciate each language in its own right and on its merit. That is why some think, "Move in the sun" is equivalent to the correct English-English of "Move from the sun". To native English Language speakers, the "move in ..." statement can be quite confusing.

November 3, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Anonymous said...

Fundamentally, an OK idea that has been thoroughly screwed up by way of execution and conceptualization.

It does not even come close to addressing our fundamental job skills gap, nor workplace employee underdevelopment. The cart has been placed before the horse.

What's so amusing is that Kenny has a manifesto that talks about jobs. He has such a far-reaching programme that can address this goal. Yet, there are absolutely no signs that it even occurred to the mandarins in the Human Resource government agencies, that this development can spearhead and make a significant dent in our jobless workforce. What a shame!

We have just created employment in Trinidad and for Trinidad, but with very little substantive job creation for Saint Lucia going forward. Return on investment in terms of risk-reward? Not that great.

Nobody in government today, and none of government's mandarins seems to be able to think outside the box! Poor Saint Lucia!

"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose!"

November 4, 2013 at 7:22 AM

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