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The 36th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) is gearing to slam a Report of the World Bank which essentially seeks to discredit the role of Teachers’ Union in the education of children.The content of the Report was highlighted by President of the Education International Organisation, Ms Susan Hopgood, during a keynote addressed she presented at the Princess International Hotel on Tuesday.General Secretary of the Caribbean Union of Teachers, Adolph CameronAnd according to General Secretary of CUT,Cheap Jerseys, Adolph Cameron, the revelation will certainly be one that will be deliberated on at length over the next few days.The conference commenced on Sunday and will come to an end tomorrow.“We are calling the attack on the Teachers’ Unions,” said Cameron, who condemned the fact that the World Bank, as an organisation, “does not believe that Teachers’ Unions have any worthwhile contributions to quality education for our children, and that is shocking.”However, he emphasised that all of the countries that have been highlighted by the World Bank as models of quality education, are known to have strong Teachers’ Unions that are recognised by their Governments.“When we think about Singapore and Finland, they have strong Teachers’ Unions and we are making the point based on those experiences that wherever there are strong Teachers’ Unions, it is better for education.”Cameron premised this notion on the fact that Teachers’ Unions are made up of practitioners who are in the field and understand the issues that are impacting themselves,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, students as well as parents.“They can bring prolific experiences to the policymakers so that they develop policies that really reflect the realities, and they can also suggest solutions,Jerseys NFL China,” insisted the CUT General Secretary.Moreover, he insisted that there is no way that an education system can effectively operate without Teachers’ Unions because “in saying that the unions are useless, you are saying that teachers are not valuable.”The conference therefore,jerseys from china, will see delegates from the 21 countries represented seeking to scrutinise the World Bank Report,China Jerseys Authentic, since according to Cameron, “it is an eye-opener.” He contended that some of the facts that have already been revealed from the damning Report are contrary to what are being played out in many Caribbean territories.But the World Bank is certainly not alone in condemning the operations of Teachers’ Unions, as according to Cameron,Sale NFL Jerseys, even in Jamaica where he has taught for some 47 years the Government is being forced to disregard these bodies.He disclosed that not so long ago Jamaica inked an agreement with the International Monetary Fund following which a similar daunting observation was made.“We realised that a lot of the indications, in terms of the letter of intent, prepared by our Government in order to get that agreement, dealt with the removal of a lot of the negotiating benefits of teachers.”“That is what the IMF is requiring of Governments to do that are facing economic challenges or need support from them,NFL Jerseys Store,” lamented Cameron.He amplified that “they are saying they must impose austerity measures that impact the education system on teachers in particular, and I am really very angry.” |
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