The move by government to hire overseas Mathematics and Science teachers, are rising eyebrows among the educations sectors and the union. They claim the move is to be one that raises serious questions. The Guyana Teachers Union stated that they support the emphasis on education the message is being clearly sent that the local system seem not to be fitting and this is quite undeserved to the teachers and can perhaps lead to a lot of disappointment. The Government announced this move citing the migration of qualified teachers out of Guyana.
The government stated that they cannot afford to wait for a long-term solution. Guyana cannot afford to wait even fifteen years for passes in these critical subject areas to increase. If we are to meet the demands of the global economy, then we need to fix our educational system and fix it quickly even if it means undertaking initiatives that will be controversial.
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According to then Minister of Education Baksh stated that the Government has no plans to hire overseas teacher until consultations with stakeholders.
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