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Peer Review Request: “Making my class fit for Children” - 17 days ago
I created this post to seek and get feedback on the following Children's Rights presentation that I am preparing to sensitize students and their teachers. Topics: children, Education, human rights, Jamaican Researcher, St. Rachel Ustanny

Who is the Culprit, Education or Society? - 146 days ago
Over the past week the quality of education has taken center stage in the Jamaican media, with the Minister, Andrew Holness chiding elementary/ primary school teachers for the general ill-preparedness of students for secondary schools.This news comes at.. Topics: Andrew Holness, Education, education system, equality, equity, hidden curriculum, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, justice, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, Minister of Education, PIOJ, Planning Institute of Jamaica, privileged, social stratification, society, St. Rachel Ustanny, universal access to education

Who is the Culprit, Education or Society? - 147 days ago
Over the past week the quality of education has taken center stage in the Jamaican media, with the Minister, Andrew Holness chiding elementary/ primary school teachers for the general ill-preparedness of students for secondary schools.This news comes at.. Topics: Andrew Holness, education, education system, equality, equity, hidden curriculum, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, justice, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, Minister of Education, Personal Experiences, PIOJ, Planning Institute of Jamaica, privileged, social stratification, society, St. Rachel Ustanny, universal access to education

Stephen Fray: Jamaica’s first Airplane Hijacker - 201 days ago
On Monday, April 20, 2009, I was awakened early in the morning by news that a 737 chartered Canjet Airplane was hijacked by 20 years old Jamaican, Stephen Fray of Albion in Montego Bay, St. James. This incident comes in the wake of the fact that crime... Topics: Advocacy and Networking, African, Airplane, Australia, bias, Bruce Golding, Canada, Canjet, class, color, Conference, Elora Consulting, Facebook, Geneva, hijacker, hijacking, human rights, Indian, injustice, Inner-city, Israel, Jamaica, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Jamaican, Montego Bay, myspace, Personal Experiences, poverty, prejudice, Prime Minister, prison, race, racism, Rico, Riko, slavery, social justice, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, Stephen Harper, Tourism, tourist, United States, US, USA

It was quite encouraging finding that both the inmates and staff were interested in learning about human rights, not merely in order to protect themselves, but to better serve the Fort Augusta community. In fact, in conversations with institutional...
Topics: Access to Information Act, advocacy, Advocacy and Networking, Department of Correctional Services, Development, Elora Consulting, Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, human rights, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, justice, mainstreaming, Ministry of National Security, Portmore, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, workshops
Topics: Access to Information Act, advocacy, Advocacy and Networking, Department of Correctional Services, Development, Elora Consulting, Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, human rights, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, justice, mainstreaming, Ministry of National Security, Portmore, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, workshops










