The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is calling for a level playing field for schools all across the country, after realizing that the ones located in the rural areas are being somewhat ignored. Some are completely “forgotten”.GTU’s General Secretary,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, Coretta McDonaldAccording to General Secretary of the GTU, Coretta McDonald, teachers operating in schools located in the rural areas have been complaining of feeling as though they are being overlooked by the Ministry of Education.McDonald explained that among some of the things that may cause teachers to feel this way, is the fact that in certain parts of the country, teachers have not been receiving supplies which would enable them to execute their duties in an effective manner.The woman added that teachers are,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, in some cases, faced with the challenges of supplying themselves with cardboards, pens, pencils, markers, chalks, and other materials to conduct their lessons.This, the GTU believes, is unfair, especially since most teachers are not being paid as they might like to be.“We keep in contact with these teachers, and in some cases we ask the parents to assist,” McDonald said, adding that the schools that are most in need of supplies and attention are the ones that are being particularly disregarded.She pinpointed a few areas where this is most prevalent. They included Matthew’s Ridge, Paramakatoi, Port Kaituma, and Leguan.It was established that in the case of school counsellors,Wholesale Jerseys, they visit mostly the “fancy” Georgetown schools, despite the fact that those are not the schools that are seriously in need of these visits.The Union believes that the particular case of teachers not receiving adequate supplies to conduct their lessons lie with the delinquencies of Regional Education Officers, something that the GTU is also seeking to have the Ministry of Education address.President of the GTU, Colin Bynoe, had described these officers as being too attached to their desks and not doing any actual ground works.“If they do more of these ground works, they would know what the teachers need, and they can provide them with these, and things would be better for them, which would then be better for the students,Wholesale NHL Jerseys,” McDonald said.In addition,China Jerseys Wholesale, the GTU believes that the schools which are being strongly catered for by the various alumni should be given less preference than those that depend solely on the assistance from the Government of Guyana.Nonetheless, the GTU has commended the teachers for their conduct within the past year,Wholesale China Jerseys, stating that despite the many challenges that they are faced with, the country has seen overall improvements of teachers.“We have seen more teachers going to work on time. More of them are looking into the welfare issues of their students and providing counselling and so on. Teachers are looking out for their students now, so there is general preparedness, and general improvements,” McDonald said.She added that testimony to this is the fact that the Minister of Education, just recently, awarded a few teachers within the administrative regions.Nonetheless, the Guyana Teachers’ Union believes that the improvement of the delivery of education is dependent primarily on the improvements of Regional Education Officers.The body is also calling on the Ministry of Education to assess the functions, and keep tabs on these Officers who, the GTU believes are to be blamed for the breakdown which results in teachers not being provided with necessary equipment.
