I hope the young, intelligent and energetic Minister who has been put in charge of education in the country takes a fresh look at what needs to be done. This goes beyond giving current teachers and those to come a much better deal and dramatically re-funding UG. There is need for a root-and-branch reexamination of what educating a child means.

In Guyana getting a good education is defined as getting good exam results. And getting good exam results involves going…..