Happy New Year, to the true nation-builders

Jan 19, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
I waited with great patience for the executives of the Guyana Teachers’ Union to bid New Year’s greetings to the teachers they serve, but I’ll wait no more.
So before the year gets a day older, I the undersigned would like to express on behalf of the executives of the Upper Demerara Branch of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, a happy and productive 2014 to all teachers around the country.
With all the challenges that exist in this beautiful profession that we are faced with, let us in this new year continue more relentlessly in our efforts to make education fun and relevant. Let us aspire to make the teaching learning experience, one that is not monotonous but exciting, and our pupils/students become more aware as to why we do what we do.
In this New Year let us all strive to extend our efforts, in which we teach the nation’s children to teach themselves when they are out of the school’s learning environment.
In 2014 let us always be cognizant and aware of the ever-present fact that each student is unique and their individuality differs in many respects. Therefore our methods, strategies and approaches in delivering our content must be broad-based to cater for those differences and abilities.
As educators, let us be reminded that it is of vital importance that we keep up to date with what is new, not only in our subject area or field of study but the changing world.
Let us take up the challenge to re-inspire and motivate ourselves as well to learn new things on a consistent and regular basis and have fun in the process.
In this New Year let us be passionate about what we teach and continue to provide challenges for the nation’s children. Let us continue relentlessly in encouraging creativity in our students and challenge them to think outside the box for new possibilities and solutions that will contribute to a better society, a better Guyana and world for all of us.
I pen these words with the hope that this New Year 2014, will be one in which teachers and this noble profession will be given the seriousness that has been denied for far too long from government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (G.T.U.). The seriousness in realizing and acting on that realization that teachers need better salaries, more resources, better representation from the G.T.U., more recognition and respect for their labour. The seriousness in realizing that teachers not just teach academic lessons to pupils/students, but also help and guide them in every sphere of their life, by giving the right tools, advice and guidance.
I pen these words with the hope and expectation that this year of the Guyana Teachers Union’ election, a new cadre of leaders will emerge to bring about the desired change that is needed and has been absent for too long. Change that will re-build the lost confidence and bring true representation that once existed under the likes of George Cave, Lance Baptiste, and Bertram Hamilton.
To my fellow colleagues, the teachers of this land, the true nation-builders, I ask of you to be the change you long for. Happy New Year.
Jermaine Figueira,
Chairman
Upper Demerara Branch G.T.U.

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