ESHS teachers always late for PTA meetings – Donald E. de Castro
De Castro, whose child attends the school, was speaking on his latest edition of Straight Talk aired on Wednesday February 10, 2016 on radio station ZBVI 780 AM.
“I am in the second year of my daughter [going to that school] and I am yet to see a PTA meeting start on time,” lamented de Castro on his programme, heard every second Wednesday of each month.
“But these same principals and teachers are ready to discipline your child or my child if they come to school late,” he said.
According to the talk show host, the teachers offer the lamest excuses for being sometimes in excess of 30 minutes late for meetings.
“I had this problem for five years at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School. It is shameful,” he exclaimed.
Teachers among the worst late-comers
De Castro's lamentations come at a time when just a few weeks ago Deputy Governor V. Inez Archibald CBE called on teachers and education professionals to be more committed to their work in the interest of furthering the education of those in their charge.
Speaking at a function for teachers and education officials on January 11, 2016, she also addressed the issue of late coming by teachers and education officials, saying that they are some of the worst offenders in the public service.
She said she was performing ‘meet and greet’ one morning and “half of the public service” came to work late.
The Education Department, under the watch of Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn, was put on blast as, according to the Deputy Governor, that Department is among the leaders in late coming.
“The last person came to work at 9:40 am,” she said. “As I asked why persons were so late [and] nobody had a good excuse. And you know what? There were two departments that were later than everybody else…Education was one.”
The Deputy Governor said sometimes if there is no consequence for non-performance, careless service, late attendance or insubordination, persons will continue these bad habits.
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33 Responses to “ESHS teachers always late for PTA meetings – Donald E. de Castro”
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At 1 PTA my child said - mommy what you going there for - you ain't see it is a waste of time. My child could have been right or, a statement like that should have raised a red flag to go to the PTA but unfortunately that evening we both had pressing matters to take care of more important than to go PTA that time round. So we missed that one. As a parent, I am well aware that I can always speak to my child's teachers should I wish to.
At the end of the day, it is those parents who really need to attend PTA are the ones that are not there. And yet, there are parents at the PTA meetings religiously and their kids miserably performing.
So there goes!!
Lecturers and felllow students can not turn up on time.
Guess they all learn it at school.
Just for your information: Human beings have children not kidz or kids. The word should be Kindergarten not Kindergarden.
I agree that standards must be held, I might be stepping out my slot now but think...at my job I am able to cut work 4:25 and prepare to leave...I go home...not a care about the job til 8:00, 8:30 the next morning at work.
A teacher (married to one) takes work home, marking paper, books, tests, quiz, project, and when dey ain't doing that writing lesson plans for hours. I clocked my wife at twelve hours extra outside the work hours on plans alone. She ain have a life...she always tired always stressed out bout how the children behave...and got to get up every day and go through the same frustration over and over... Would you be rushing to go back there .... Lining up to be beaten down daily? I keep telling ayo who feels it knows ...come home can't sleep...up worrying bout other people children.