Why are our Students Failing? Damion Crawford Explains

Why are our Students Failing? Damion Crawford Explains | TVJ Smile Jamaica

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@stephaneycarter1122 5 ай бұрын

Why do i love damion sooo much i would really want him to be our next prime minister i have been looking for a long time now

@skemolehgen7543 5 ай бұрын

Will not happen because he chooses party over country

@bluehibiscus502 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@tawsmith1932 5 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure listening to Damion because he is practical with the solutions. There definitely needs to be a change of thinking by the people and government in regards to education and its outcomes.

@anetawelsh6026 5 ай бұрын

When i was in Primary School Reading was a subject,,,Writing was a subject,,,i did Dictation,,,dictation helps with Spelling,,,it helps with writing an essay,,,,reading was apart of every subject,,,the teacher would make you stand and read,,,confidence was built being able to read aloud😮

@sashacreary9007 5 ай бұрын

Teacher can barely get out them to sit, listen and complete work these days, much less stand if work no up to par. Societal breakdown.

@rohanguy1460 5 ай бұрын

Damion is one of the smartest politicians i have seen in recent years in Jamaica. One's need passion and a deep concern for the plight of the people. It will take more of his kind to bring about the changes Jamaica needs.

@theoutlettvshow 5 ай бұрын

Wow, discussion is different from talking, so true. We need remedial services in Jamaica 🇯🇲. Damion made some solid points.

@andrejohnson6460 5 ай бұрын

Give this man the country

@hotbiz123 5 ай бұрын

O' he didn't mention that if you have a country where all infrastructure was constanly in decay for 18 years straight because of his party, and the country is on the brink of collaps, how would you bring it back??? He is speaking on one entity Education, which was damage from the 1970'S. Jamaica problems is by far more complex than Carford solution, only a simple mind would think he is making sense! A country with 147% debt to GDP? That alone will tell you that, before anything improve, you will have to cut the debt and grow the GDP! Nothing will be happening in that economy, before those two thing are address and bearing fruits. It would take too long to explain the rest, but just check what this Government were doing since 2016, and as the Financial Times Stated Jamaica rebound is an example for the World. Jamaica Education will improve as more fund become available and time allow for the changes to take effect. It took about 40 years for the education system to be degraded to where it is; it won't be solve overnight. Jamaica media is the only media that allow person to come on a program and just speak without questioning the logic of what they're saying, in relation to the circumstances!!!

@wayneanthony1089 5 ай бұрын

Damion speaks well....but that's all he does... TALK WELL!!....He CANNOT and WOULD NOT do a thing different if he were to get power! Jamaican Politicians are the BEST when they are in OPPOSITION.....Why didn't he tell then Minister of Education Ronnie Thwaites these things when the PNP was in power??

@bluehibiscus502 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@Ddcash300 5 ай бұрын

Youth yah need to be Jamaica next prime minister. Pure facts man preach

@ionadavis7373 5 ай бұрын

Students spending more time on social media now, no one can talk to them. When you out on the street they on the phone. No reading going on anymore!!!!!!!

@sabshack 5 ай бұрын

And if they do read…they’re reading books that are not benefiting them one bit. Pure waste of time

@wayneanthony1089 5 ай бұрын

RUBBISH!!..... Jamaica's education system has SYSTEMIC FAILURE all over! The system has been a failure from INCEPTION! Go and read the following: 1.The MOYNE COMMISSION REPORT 2.The Dr.Rae Davies Report (1994) 3.The Orlando Patterson Report (2022) 4.A book entitled: INSIDE JAMAICAN SCHOOLS (Hyacinth Evans) 5.Books and Publications written by Professor Errol Miller 6.Articles written by Peter Espuet Students lack of interest is a minor part of the problem....and one of the main reasons for students lack of interest is POOR PARENTING and part of the FAILURE of the system itself!

@dianalindo8442 5 ай бұрын

I just can't express the way how I love this man you touch my heart ♥ when you speak ❤

@GC-oy6bm 5 ай бұрын

I really wish He had a team of his mindset and competency. This man is brilliant!

@Ben-Ken 5 ай бұрын

Education reforms are needed but everything starts at home. The foundation is a mother and father raising children responsibly, not broken homes full of baby maddas and children.

@wayneanthony1089 5 ай бұрын

Jamaica's education system has REAL SYSTEMIC FAILURES!! Go and read the SCORES of REPORTS over DECADES! A system that promotes students from grade to grade and from school to school without the student mastering what should happen before IS A FAILED SYSTEM!! Students and parents lack of interest is a small part of the problem....but if you study the system properly it's EASY to SEE it's a FAILED SYSTEM....set up by SLAVE MASTERS and our so-called political leaders have done very little to change it.... largely because they DON'T WANT to!!

@Ben-Ken 5 ай бұрын

@@wayneanthony1089 self accountability comes before any outside systems. There's no way I would have a teenage son that can't read in my house and I don't know it. Most of these children don't even have a father in the house. We can't get any real changes by waiting for someone outside of our house to fix things first. A community of responsible people will demand better politicians and schools but there's no community without families.

@Beating_theodds 5 ай бұрын

My son was attending Rusea's high.. Total regret.. A brilliant student in primary school... After the covid outbreak they wanted to move him to nine grade i said he didn't attend 8 repeat him.. they said they wanted the space so they couldn't repeat him... They put him in 9 which he wasn't ready for he passed pep early..so he is 16 in 11 grade and has been failing from 9 grade and the school has been sweeping it under the rug.. I withdrew him and have him at home learning trade.. these teachers have no patience nor creativity of developing students... They are not teaching what was taught to them in college... I am an early childhood educator and all student must learn not in the same way nor on the same day... but they will..

@tahjmahal2024 5 ай бұрын

Some solid points Why don’t u hear the education minister arguing like this

@lennox9660 5 ай бұрын

Because she is clueless about the ministerial portfolio she was given, absolutely clueless 🙄 😒

@tonyasmithe 5 ай бұрын

I never see nobody call her to do an interview when it comes to education it always Damion Crawford.

@lennox9660 5 ай бұрын

@tonyasmithe would you call someone who is visually impaired and ask them how to cross a road ?

@RosieC061 5 ай бұрын

Interviewer would fall asleep from Fayval start talking 😅 She so lack lustre

@lennox9660 5 ай бұрын

@@RosieC061 you are absolutely right because I have never seen this before. They are too many Ministers in ministerial positions who are clueless about the ministry they are in charge of.......

@motherandson4402 5 ай бұрын

They move from one form to the next without being able to read because of flaws in the education system. Some children would have fail early childhood but still went on to grade 1. Even thought the child does not possesses the necessary skills to succeed in the first grade. Also what I know is that some teachers help the students to pass the national exams that they know some students would never would have pass because they were not performing at that level. They also need to screen students to fine out if the child can learn in the regular classrooms. Students have learning disabilities that would prevent them from learning with the typical students.

@judsc5032 5 ай бұрын

We know the problem and have people who know the solution, but not enough courage to enact change. Thanks Senator Damion , so much clarity in this short clip.

@KemzA658 5 ай бұрын

He made some valid points

@msdimples4707 5 ай бұрын

Damion is brilliant. I appreciated how he clearly outlined the need for language and mathematics skills to create a thriving society. We need to support politicians like this however we can.

@kereanmiller1120 5 ай бұрын

This man should be the person managing the country!

@Yvonne-xm2cn 5 ай бұрын

What else is new? I went to all age school in the seventies. There were students leaving at grade nine who could not sign their names and some reached age fifteen in grade five. Anyone ever think that some children might have some sort of learning disability and others might victims of poor nutrition?

@stopmotionandgaming4877 5 ай бұрын

I think the argument about disability has not be mentioned no time at all

@Trendingtrolling 5 ай бұрын

Homework at my school is done in study halls in the presence of a teacher. And study hall is done twice a day.

@nashelkarlenecunningham6153 4 ай бұрын

Intelligent youth.. Good discussions & strategies for the education system... 👏 👌 👍

@DonnaDavis-yi5gv 5 ай бұрын

Love you Damion!! More like you needed in this country. Real points to be explored 🙌🏾🙌🏾🥰🙏

@sean81 5 ай бұрын

The government is in a very precarious position. How can they equipt the schools with all they need and at the same time pay the teachers, police, nurses and teif wha dem fi tief ?

@rickytan7609 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

@krysanhope3691 5 ай бұрын

Quite and intriguing discussion

@anetawelsh6026 5 ай бұрын

Damion Crawford is right but we also need people to have that will to get it done😮

@richardodyer6522 5 ай бұрын

Wow great insight

@nicholagreen5313 5 ай бұрын

Mr Damion Crawford My Minister Of Education In Waiting.

@user-yg7iy4fm1t 5 ай бұрын

Very informative piece from Damion

@lovetruth2520 5 ай бұрын

I expressed the same sentiments a few days ago. Our education system needs a revamp. Our teachers need periodic retraining. Our parents need to know the basics of what their children are being taught esp if they cannot afford extra lessons for their children.

@donnettewilliams3438 5 ай бұрын

The local schools also need their infrastructure fixed. Some are subpar. So much is needed to offer children whose parents cannot sacrifice or come up with $17,000 USD yearly. I do love how the opposition leader speaks and his calm demeanor.

@user-ul2cr8fk7m 5 ай бұрын

This youth I can't get tired listening to him. You have alot to offer but the mind set of jamaican people giving u a strong fight

@aniekamcdonald8209 5 ай бұрын

Are you guys checking the the way they are constructing the questions giving the children especially when it comes on to exams

@saleenhenry5541 5 ай бұрын

Hail king I agree with your approach to teaching and learning. I said this already and I will say it again I am looking forward to you becoming prime minister one day.

@Anthony1._288 5 ай бұрын

Well said fortis 💜

@hopalmorrgen3206 5 ай бұрын

Lol...i was waiting for one a unnu. Love the spirit though.

@user-bk6uf9oy4y 5 ай бұрын

Early education and discipline, self esteem! Faith in God!!!

@kayonkmk 5 ай бұрын

Always solid argument

@millermiller4635 5 ай бұрын

When I was in high school the last session of the day was Prep where we did our homework supervised by a teacher. We could revisit this based on what Mr Crawford said where most students do not have anyone at home to help them with their homework

@ejwatson2858 5 ай бұрын

My siblings and I did not have anyone to help us at home with home work because they weren't educated but we did our homework anyway. Now we have teacher nurse, Masons and furniture maker in our family

@watsonmobile3103 5 ай бұрын

Westwood High provided us that after school opportunity- for both day students and 'boarders'... Teachers were accessible during these periods, the library opened , we had a supplementary Literature book list which we HAD to read to be able to theme/character comparison... There's a DEFINITIVE need for remedial work at the primary level...

@kareen6353 5 ай бұрын

I like his ideas. I would add that A rotation model with additional support in each classroom could take the place of building lecture halls. Investing the money in laptops, math/reading interventionists and teacher training.

@user-bk6uf9oy4y 5 ай бұрын

Good, knowledgeable, dedicated teachers.

@tobielbon1899 5 ай бұрын

Stalwarts in politics will never like Damian because he wants to educate the youths. Totally the opposite of their beliefs. A people without knowledge accept anything and demand nothing. They will reject policies that can benefit them for a lifetime but accept a night's meal.

@Jayboss1 5 ай бұрын

Well said

@duaneo.davisgoge6421 5 ай бұрын

I am hearing this for the first time but what the opposition minister is saying makes a whole lot of sense. The road encourages the masses to vote; not a new school. I believe the government could save some funds by using renewable energy. Example: solar power in our public/government institutions we could save billions of dollars annually. The private sector could look into this venture as well.

@paulx7888 5 ай бұрын

interesting ideas when one is not in office to implement it.

@motherandson4402 5 ай бұрын

Both parties should value education.

@anthonynunes4468 5 ай бұрын

This man have some brilliant ideas

@user-xd7co8op4o 5 ай бұрын

Homework must be school work. I am a teacher and I never give homework. Reserve two days of the week to do the work and do one on one with the students.

@oshinlawrence_ 5 ай бұрын

That’s what they doing in China. My students stay at school with supervision by teachers and do homework’. They use the last session before school ends . Jamaica is in trouble .

@1trueworshipper 4 ай бұрын

Are you a teacher in Jamaica Ave what's your class size?

@annaleemcleod6123 5 ай бұрын

Brightest mind in politics.

@prm2335 5 ай бұрын

Which schools were these students selected from? How many of these parents actually support their children's education? How many of these students are interested in their own learning? How many of these students come from homes in which education is a thing? How invested are ALL the stakeholders in this business of efeducation? Teacher and government alone cannot mek pickney learn!

@deeblack5814 5 ай бұрын

All excuses. Accept that things need to be changed and get on with the changes.

@tristonmc784 5 ай бұрын

Sorry Damion it's not as easy as how you make it seem. You have deliberately laid the problem at the feet of teachers and they are not the only ones responsible for educating our students. Education has to be confronted by various sectors of the community including parents.

@Jayboss1 5 ай бұрын

Parents fully dunce

@francisnyoka6819 5 ай бұрын

I agree with Damion especially with training teachers, they really need!!! Training. I failed maths years ago and I recently at adult age have been trying to acquire this to improve my education. Can I tell you the lack of enthusiasm from the teachers has a very high part to do with it. Some of these teachers need to stop projecting their personal lives on children. Plus, if telling children...if they fail the teachers will still be getting paid a tactics. It's a stupid one, so tell me if a teacher lack interest, and constantly making that known why would these kids have interest. Remember children learn what they see. Alot of jamaicas good teacher have left because of the pay. And its showing. 😢

@nakiemadiannapeters2607 5 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more that the current investment in steam schools is the height of inequity!! It is an admission by the govt that the education system is failing students! Students in rural Jamaica will NEVER have access to these steam schools. 6000 spaces for the lucky few!

@kirkdemsay2978 5 ай бұрын

Lol.. know what.. i been saying this for years “math snd science” is the absolute necessity for building any society. But people care more about politics than progress.

@phapar5611 5 ай бұрын

It start at home first dome of thses parents want Teacher to make their children bright it start w with you the parents

@user-nz5ke2yo5z 5 ай бұрын

My life sad has a young youth

@gunna4life339 5 ай бұрын

Stop talking about telling MPS bro. Politricksters talk of making better changes but discuss how to get better pay. Train teachers, train teachers, teachers should work longer...what about pay teachers?

@CassandraDiaz-ow5th 5 ай бұрын

Guess we need learning strategie's.

@chadrickwalker8169 4 ай бұрын

Actually a good discussion

@kevsilva5004 5 ай бұрын

Parents should be blamed as well. Mr Crawford, I didn't have many resources to go to school. I could barely buy books, but I did well in school. Many kids are neglected so I like the idea of the teacher doing the school work instead of homework.

@Tylaw2006 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great, but when is he going to put the plan in place for “Fully Dunce”?

@herrettahunt7533 5 ай бұрын

They’re pocketing most of the money.

@user-sb9ie3fv8z 5 ай бұрын

Get rid of this cxc rubbish. I was in Jamaica for over ten yrs unable to move forward because of subjects. Went to America and got in college with just high school certificate and got two degrees. Cxc subjects are holding back the people of Jamaica and they are useless.

@RosieC061 5 ай бұрын

They should learn a skill instead

@rhule008 5 ай бұрын

cxc not useless...you just maybe missed a step and couldnt learn it

@rogerdat37 5 ай бұрын

But with all the different assessments from basic school to high school, how comes so many of the students are falling through the cracks?

@crus5843 5 ай бұрын

If we have politicians struggling to read what do you expect

@iceman4660 5 ай бұрын

So how do you take exams for high school if you can't read and write. This has been going on while both parties were in power.

@Famous5821 5 ай бұрын

The schools gave out tablets and the kids using them to listen dancehall music videos.

@Laetly-sq7ht 5 ай бұрын

less taxes and yet MP dem getting over 20 mil each per month...... hate to see it

@Observer100-cn7gv 5 ай бұрын

Bad dem bad and some parents don't parent well at all.

@fluent_In_finance 5 ай бұрын

Great interview as always 🤝🏾. You're so right too about not having enough emphasis on education. Jamaica is FILL with distractions & lacks work ethic. We also have an amoral culture. It's less effort to become a scammer than a banker. Money is in the boring ppl, get focus.

@mirreybruce5275 5 ай бұрын

Is not that they can't read. What they mean is that they are not reading at the level expected. They are well below par.

@europesfinesttv7949 5 ай бұрын

Crawford too brilliant fi this system ya tbh 🚶🏽‍♂️🚶🏽‍♂️

@TheShpmusic 5 ай бұрын

These kids are not learning. Fall victim into guns drugs and violence..

@lovetruth2520 5 ай бұрын

The focus of the classroom in Jamaica now is not imparting knowledge or teaching principles. It has shifted to competency. You CANNOT focus on competency if the knowledge you need to apply has not been taught. I did a Heart training last year and was grossly disappointed. The requirement for the course was a diploma from any area. The expectation was that the knowledge needed would have been taught. This was far from the case. Their were participants who had no clue what the course was truly about. The course was assessed by group work so people have now been certified as competent because a person or two from their group did the work. How do we get better as a society their is no effective quality assurance in our education and training system?

@kevsilva5004 5 ай бұрын

Entertainers play a major role in the kids life. Ask sir P and Shawn Paul. It is a fact.

@motherandson4402 5 ай бұрын

I think Jamaicans pay enough taxes though everything there is so high.

@Cali-ml8bk 5 ай бұрын

There is a lean on the average banker car and house but on the other hand the car and house is paid in full

@siradionne2498 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Sound argument Damian.

@jaxv4102 5 ай бұрын

Excellent points made by the senator. With everything being so political and this not affecting politician children as they already go to the best schools, nothing will be done. On another note, Simone always comes across as half interested to be where she is. She just has a weird energy. IMHO

@tkb2166 5 ай бұрын

DAMION FOR PRIME MINISTER!

@fiveelements28 5 ай бұрын

The education system is worse in the 🇺🇸 compare to Jamaica system

@Beating_theodds 5 ай бұрын

I went to knox College... one form teacher from 7-11 grade.. that is effective.. these so call traditional high school change form teacher every grade... It is counter productive... Knox taught me research skills and also that school took homework serious...

@anetawelsh6026 5 ай бұрын

I Like this,,,one form teacher from 7-11 grade😮

@user-it7tm2iz3k 5 ай бұрын

Knox isn't a traditional high school? N my highschool did this as well and it's not really considered "traditional high school"

@Beating_theodds 5 ай бұрын

@@user-it7tm2iz3kI didn't say it wasn't...I just referred to the others so called.... Now in Jamaica tradition high schools have bragging rights.. But the so called traditional high schools are failing the youths

@odariopeart9840 5 ай бұрын

Yes 🙌 he had some solid points and they would work well,but sometimes logically speaking less means more…more technology in my opinion will not fix the education system look at the USA they have all the tech and support they need yet their education system is lagging behind ours. You as an individual must have the drive to improve or else you will fail irregardless of the support you have at home or not. I hardly had any support educationally growing up and I pushed myself through school and got all my subjects I took anyway including the one I feared like everyone else mathematics ( but with a mindset to not fail). I was able to pass by putting in the necessary effort needed to do so. Also we must change and update our curriculum because some of what we are being thought is old and obsolete and is not being used currently in the modern era.

@ConstanceBlack-wy5fp 5 ай бұрын

No time is been spent at homes most parents can only spend like half of or less to help their young one's early because of their job and some parents don't know the use of Education, even though some children learn quickly social media is our children greatest down fall and yet is one of ours best tools for learning

@Amari611 5 ай бұрын

We invest in the wrong things, I see them going around putting up WiFi spots, I remember growing up there use to be home work resource spot I believe ran by Youth Service, I believe it would be better to build some resource spots in communities, look at the little guy a believe in St Ann who was teaching so much in his community. We have to start thinking pass tradition and I like the idea of the lecturer style teaching.

@Son_ofLove 5 ай бұрын

Elect the Rastaman, Damion, mek him transform Education in Jamaica

@ricalameup6308 5 ай бұрын

You are right Damion. I am a teacher in Japan, which is at the top of the list. The students here do exams every 6 weeks at the school I teach. Also, teachers have to stay back after school to help the students who are failing. This is not at an extra cost. It’s mandatory in our contract.

@anthonynunes4468 5 ай бұрын

If intelligent was a person

@TalliTaMoore 3 ай бұрын

Only if you were the prime minister

@ludelbrown8913 5 ай бұрын

Pm dont business with education

@anetawelsh6026 5 ай бұрын

Andrew Holness was a great Minister of Education in the past,,,his focus is not for the people now some will say😮

@dianalindo8442 5 ай бұрын

My real movater

@cliffroybutt1025 5 ай бұрын

It’s now cool to be dunce, good luck changing that mindset.

@anetawelsh6026 5 ай бұрын

Fully dunce😮

@beatman9758 5 ай бұрын

In the 1990s when i was in school teachers expect students to memorize math formulas. It is hard to do maths of you don't know formulas for geometry, physics, triangles that are not 90 degrees, etc

@violetwallace8807 5 ай бұрын

They talk talk and noone do anything to assist..poverty is the other of the day

@jermainem7881 4 ай бұрын

He's an agent that would maintain the status quo. He's full of empty calories and just sounds appealing to anyone who doesn't care about substance

@phapar5611 5 ай бұрын

This man should be the next PM

@joelshillingford9613 5 ай бұрын

He speaks well; let's see how he can perform in lived experience of governance and politics.

@user-kt2rk2kd7m 5 ай бұрын

Damion ,going to party,dance, drinking habits ,smoking drugs ,enguage in sexual aclivities, patroling the street at nights , i am seeing them improper parenting , those heart cannot digest what they learn

@Godisincontrol8889 5 ай бұрын

Damion you chat too much how you know why children are failing You don't know one thing. Have you noticed the young boys and girls mow a days. Not even some of them parents/guardian cannot control them. However you don't know that because you a focus on the political side.smh