Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

[NubianNewsNetwork]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">An article in the Gleaner &quot;Have Your Say&quot; Blog entitled “Prospective teachers now required to have Bachelors degree” states that “prospective teachers will now be required to obtain a bachelors degree instead of a diploma to enter the classroom.” </span></div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Now from an educational standpoint we are happy that our Nubian sisters and brothers are held to a higher standard than previous years <span style="color: #CC0000">but what disturbs us is the fact that the only degree granting temples are located in Montego Bay and Kingston.</span></span>

With only one university being in Montego Bay (the University of the West Indies (Western Jamaica Campus) this game changing requirement will have most teachers coming from Kingston.

<span style="font-weight: bold">And with that, all of us in Mandeville, May Pen, Spanish Town, Lucea, Savanna-la-Mar, Portmore, Morant Bay, Port Antonio, and Saint Ann’s Bay that want to teach will have to hope we gain a scholarship or have the funds necessary to attend college in Kingston or Montego Bay.</span>

<span style="color: #FF0000">Also the door will be opened a lot wider for foreigners because bachelor degrees are easier to obtain in the former lands of treacherous colonizers. And as we in Jamaica have less access to bachelor degrees more teachers from other countries will be able to come to JA teach and take money out of our country.</span>

Unless there are more colleges than our preliminary research produced or more colleges are soon to be constructed we think some amendments and provisions need to be added for those of us not living in Kingston or Montego Bay.

<span style="font-weight: bold">What do you think? Are we off base or right on target?</span>

[jah_yout]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Also the door will be opened a lot wider for foreigners because bachelor degrees are easier to obtain in the former lands of treacherous colonizers. And as we in Jamaica have less access to bachelor degrees more teachers from other countries will be able to come to JA teach and take money out of our country.</div></div>


if those &quot;foreigners&quot; are jamaican expats then i say great...
any trend that results in jamaicans returning can't be all that bad...perhaps it would open up a way for the diaspora to finally have a more direct influence &amp; cooperation on/with the rock...reverse the trend of brain-drain-----
while i don't agree with degree-ism as far as choosing the best people for certain positions;
degrees are not everything-- but j-a needs far more intellectual brainstorming between those on the rock &amp; those in the diaspora

[kia027]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

I think they are being off base.. Having a bachelors degree does not mean someone is capable of teaching. Even in the US, teachers are required to obtain certification.

What happened to the Teachers Colleges? They can no longer produce teachers who can teach?

What I think is teachers should demonstrate advanced proficiency in the subject they wish to teach.


Additionally with the availability of the internet into more &amp; more parts of Jamaica, one can easily see how online universities and distance learning can help but it also opens an opportunity to people being scammed via for profit institutions

What is going on in California

[twiney]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NubianNews</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">An article in the Gleaner &quot;Have Your Say&quot; Blog entitled “Prospective teachers now required to have Bachelors degree” states that “prospective teachers will now be required to obtain a bachelors degree instead of a diploma to enter the classroom.” </span></div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Now from an educational standpoint we are happy that our Nubian sisters and brothers are held to a higher standard than previous years <span style="color: #CC0000">but what disturbs us is the fact that the only degree granting temples are located in Montego Bay and Kingston.</span></span>


With only one university being in Montego Bay (the University of the West Indies (Western Jamaica Campus) this game changing requirement will have most teachers coming from Kingston.

<span style="font-weight: bold">And with that, all of us in Mandeville, May Pen, Spanish Town, Lucea, Savanna-la-Mar, Portmore, Morant Bay, Port Antonio, and Saint Ann’s Bay that want to teach will have to hope we gain a scholarship or have the funds necessary to attend college in Kingston or Montego Bay.</span>

<span style="color: #FF0000">Also the door will be opened a lot wider for foreigners because bachelor degrees are easier to obtain in the former lands of treacherous colonizers. And as we in Jamaica have less access to bachelor degrees more teachers from other countries will be able to come to JA teach and take money out of our country.</span>

Unless there are more colleges than our preliminary research produced or more colleges are soon to be constructed we think some amendments and provisions need to be added for those of us not living in Kingston or Montego Bay.

<span style="font-weight: bold">What do you think? Are we off base or right on target?</span> </div></div>

It isnt only UTECH and UWI that are accredited to grant degrees so this person needs to go review them facts... There is NCU in Mandeville and other accredited institutions in other parts of the country... I used to work in the post secondary system in Jamaica and I have relatives and friends (teachers) who didn't go into Kingston or Montego bay to get their degrees. Do I think the Teacher's colleges need to be upgraded to offer degrees yes but before we start throwing out degree granting status we need to remember we are a part of a global community so our teacher's colleges are going to need the PHDs ...

[twiney]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

http://www.ucj.org.jm/accredited.htm

[queenb]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Twiney</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://www.ucj.org.jm/accredited.htm </div></div>

I notice that most of the institutions have Associate degrees or general education/theology. Only a very few offer decrees in science/technology or in secondary education with a minor in a specific field. Jamaica should recruit from the diaspora to get ex-pats to come home. Tax incentives, living allowances and other incentives which give them a Western-style quality of life (I'm assuming that's why many stay afarrin) coupled with the lower cost of living should entice Jamaicans or other finely educated educators to migrate to Jamaica to teach, either in high schools or post secondary schools. This could enhance Jamaican public school educations and give Jamaican educated students more credance in the world at large.

[twiney]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

They will need to match what the recruiters offer to attract our Science teachers that encouraged them to leave in the first place. That is one of the category of teachers that Jamaica exports

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Teachers in Jamaica Must Have a Bachelor’s Degree

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Twiney</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NubianNews</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">An article in the Gleaner &quot;Have Your Say&quot; Blog entitled “Prospective teachers now required to have Bachelors degree” states that “prospective teachers will now be required to obtain a bachelors degree instead of a diploma to enter the classroom.” </span></div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Now from an educational standpoint we are happy that our Nubian sisters and brothers are held to a higher standard than previous years <span style="color: #CC0000">but what disturbs us is the fact that the only degree granting temples are located in Montego Bay and Kingston.</span></span>


With only one university being in Montego Bay (the University of the West Indies (Western Jamaica Campus) this game changing requirement will have most teachers coming from Kingston.

<span style="font-weight: bold">And with that, all of us in Mandeville, May Pen, Spanish Town, Lucea, Savanna-la-Mar, Portmore, Morant Bay, Port Antonio, and Saint Ann’s Bay that want to teach will have to hope we gain a scholarship or have the funds necessary to attend college in Kingston or Montego Bay.</span>

<span style="color: #FF0000">Also the door will be opened a lot wider for foreigners because bachelor degrees are easier to obtain in the former lands of treacherous colonizers. And as we in Jamaica have less access to bachelor degrees more teachers from other countries will be able to come to JA teach and take money out of our country.</span>

Unless there are more colleges than our preliminary research produced or more colleges are soon to be constructed we think some amendments and provisions need to be added for those of us not living in Kingston or Montego Bay.

<span style="font-weight: bold">What do you think? Are we off base or right on target?</span> </div></div>

It isnt only UTECH and UWI that are accredited to grant degrees so this person needs to go review them facts... There is NCU in Mandeville and other accredited institutions in other parts of the country... I used to work in the post secondary system in Jamaica and I have relatives and friends (teachers) who didn't go into Kingston or Montego bay to get their degrees. Do I think the Teacher's colleges need to be upgraded to offer degrees yes but before we start throwing out degree granting status we need to remember we are a part of a global community so our teacher's colleges are going to need the PHDs ...
</div></div> every teachers college offers bachelors degree isdued by either Mico University college or UWI.