Who is Making the Grade?
by Simon
•Simon is a young Bahamian with things on his mind who wishes to remain anonymous. His column 'Front Porch' is published every Tuesday in the Nassau Guardian. He can be reached at frontporchguardian@gmail.com
The recent release of the BJC and BGCSE results, including the accompanying national grade averages for these exams, was followed by the usual arguments, wailing and gnashing of teeth, surface analysis, finger-pointing and spin.
The results do tell us something about the teaching and learning in our schools, particularly in our public schools.
They are symptomatic of a rusting and outdated assembly-line system that has produced tens of thousands of students who lack basic competency in the most basic subject matters.
