VI @ point where teachers should help ‘parent’ bad youths– Cromwell Smith
Mr Smith was at the time interviewing Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) on ZBVI 780 AM on February 13, 2023.
According to the radio host, the proliferation of crime in the territory at the hands of youths could be a result of bad parenting in the home.
“It has come to the point from a social service perspective, we are going to have to help to parent our children and I discussed a long time ago whether we ought to give teachers more responsibility, along with more pay and training, to manage our students who were not getting their training at home,” he said.
‘Upsurge in extreme misconduct’
Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) recently reported of an upsurge of “extreme misconduct” in the public secondary schools.
“I can regrettably confirm that some of our students are threatening the lives of their peers, teachers, administrators, and security officers and are threatening to destroy school property.
“Additionally, Madam Speaker, our schools have found students in possession of marijuana and marijuana products as well as e-cigarettes and alcohol. Brass knuckles with knives attached are being confiscated from students far too frequently,” Hon de Castro stated at the Third Sitting of the Fifth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) at the Save the Seed Centre, in Duffs Bottom, Tortola on February 10, 2023.
Gov't systems should train children- Mr Smith
Meanwhile, Mr Smith added that while training begins at home, if the parent does not have the capacity to train their children, systems should be put in place.
Mr Smith said the VI government should therefore assist the parents in parenting children so that society would be free from all the violence and the disrespect now being seen.
Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), during the same episode of the show, said with the upsurge of gun crime in the Virgin Islands, local law enforcement needs as much support as possible.
“We need to support the law enforcement agencies as much as we can. It has to be a true partnership,” he added.
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22 Responses to “VI @ point where teachers should help ‘parent’ bad youths– Cromwell Smith”
Children may be void of the nurturing at home and to have to come to school to be spoken to like dogs or pigs is not the answer.
Some of these teachers need therapy before being placed to be a teacher, principal, or any way involved with children.
Teachers need self reflection to examine their own behaviour
It comes down to social interest: some folks are in this territory because of economics
It is very important that the people over-stand there are still very good children in our country
the media strives on accentuating the negative and hardly showcases the positive which going on in the country
Headlines will be the shootings and not headlines relating to the boy or girl who was successful at school
test , children are taking weapons to school along with drugs , and some of them are even threatening the teachers ,/ and some are outsmarting their parents so some parents will say not my child they are angels , some of them are in for a rude awakening . Sadly .
He really was not thinking and clearly does not understand the magnitude of what he is saying.
St Kitts came here and was teaching in the English Department he took on the unwritten rule of a truancy office . The children loved him and at a PTA meeting an outstanding Citzen in the community stood up
And insulted and humiliated Mr Hodge to the lowest degree for trying to help to bring discipline in the school
The school was already feeling the positive effects … After that incident he left shortly afterwards . PARENTS you are the first trainers .. Do not spoil them
They will make you shame
Remember it is what it is not because you or all your generation were born in the BVI if you can not do something you just can not do it.
Stop cursing off the teacher's telling them that they not" From Here) and expect better.
You all can see what is happening. This did not start yesterday.
Those Talk Show Host always on the Radio talking about is island people that is responsible and causing all the problems in the BVIs. So why they can't identify the solution.
Myron told you all a few years ago that just been Born in the BVIs is not all and enough,every body get mad with him. Well prove him wrong.
Full all those Vacancies by "Born Here's"full them with Tolians. You all don't want island People in ah you place. No body won't have to curse them and remind them where they are from.