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I don't care what anyone says or thinks....EDUCATION MUST BE GIVEN THE PRIORITY. ATTENTION THAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. ASK MIA MOTLEY OF BARBADOS. LOOK AT WHAT EDUCATION HAS DONE FOR THAT SMALL ISLAND STATE. THEY ARE WAAY AHEAD OF JAMAICA ..YES THEY ARE.!
COVID has thrown us back many years..wait and see the next generation of graduates. If you think this set is bad, mark my words. Take this generation of so-called communicators, for example, is a sad lot. Their arrogance and ignorance just annoy me. Note to self..leff dem alone..as the new saying goes..drink water and mind my business.
But seriously, how did some of them get into the University here and specifically CARIMAC? Can Dr Livingston White head of CARIMAC answer that question.? Is it that the CARIMAC people are not doing their jobs? . I see posts being written by these so-called communicators, that display their poor use of English, dem grammar is so bad ..dem might as well write inna Patois....NOT EVEN A CAPTION THEY CAN WRITE. or maybe it's my ignorance, they ARE writing in Patois.. Who told me they were writing in the language of the coloniser..fire fe de queen and all that is connected to de monarchy.
One of my elderly friends, an educator of many years, called me almost in tears saying she was having a problem finding someone to assist her in typing her manuscript for a book she is finishing. The audacity of these half-day schoolers changing her sentence construction, not knowing the little learned sayings like..I..before E except after C..OMG...!! And talking about setting up their own basic school even though they are not trained and have no qualifications, The audacity!
Faval Williams.. which part you deh? Who is checking the background of these trainers of our young minds?
One employer just told me she is giving up. Too much stress in finding educated people even at the lower level. They can't read. They can't write, and they certainly can't speak in a clear and manner.
Freedom time now..bring on de Patois as the official language of the intellectual Jamaicans..read, write, and publish everything inna Patois.. Next thing dem will ask you..where has your mastering of the English Language gotten you. You see me Benz? You see me big house? You see me name brand shoes and clothes? Yes my peeps..those are the priorities of the new generation. They don't need to learn to read, write or do arithmetic. In fact ..What name so?
So go ahead use patois when you represent internationally..let's see how far and how much
respect you will get.
Raspect !
Editors Note:
Ms Lois Grant - JP, MA, BA.(Hons) Dip Mass Comm, Cert. Broadcast Journalism BBC-London. Lois Grant's involvement in the communications and creative industry began in the newsroom at the now-defunct Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) . She then went on to head the Public Relations unit, at the now-defunct Grimax Advertising. From there, Grant went into partnership with the creation of the Promotions/Production agency.. Innercity Promotions. Innercity was responsible for the creation of the live dance hall series of concerts at the Harbour View and New Kingston Drive-in cinemas... the firsts in the history of entertainment in Jamaica. At the start of the '90s Grant formed her own agency under the banner, Corporate Image Communications and Productions. She stood out as a trailblazer in developing several innovative events as well as programmes for corporate brands such as Tastee Limited, Jamaica National Building Society, City of Kingston Cooperative Credit Union, and various government agencies. Looking back Grant notes that she has played her role in changing the political landscape of three Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Her last assignment before taking early retirement, saw her as the Director of Communications in the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 2007 - early 2013.
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She is perfectly right it is a shame but some people don’t care. Very sad.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, it's a sad state of affiars whr
DeleteSame suh!
ReplyDeleteSpot on! This is the " zimmie" generation. Every few words is punctuated with " zimmie". A population that is severely diminished in the academic area, slides unknowingly into chaos .
ReplyDeleteWhat is of even greater concern to me, is the violence that is taking place in the schools. Student killing student. Student fighting and bating teachers. Look at the great entertainment that this seems to be when cameras jump into action.It is deeply worrying. Prayers are needed.
ReplyDeleteLook here nuh lady....as president of d grab yuh lass an come movement....defendah a patwa inna jamdung....I am begging yuh nuh fi invite dem journaliss yeh fi desecrate di ninice nice language like how dem duh higlish...it bad enuff dem tink inna patwa
ReplyDelete..mi huh waah dem guh tart speak an wohso guh start write in wi good good language....patwa nah guh survive dem an dem chaka chaka delivery....I am warn ing yuh...
Indeed a sad situation.
ReplyDeleteDo you recall when one could read the news paper and listen to the news expecting to see and hear perfect English. Class ñuh deh again Talk about corruption of languages, wi a boss
ReplyDeleteI agree with the general argument. However, it's unfortunate that the writer and her friends have only came across young persons with those challenges. There are many brilliant young people with purpose here in Jamaica and they must be sought after and commended.
ReplyDeleteAlso. Making patois official is the most "garbaged" statement I have ever heard, and guess what? It's coming from intellectuals, the same persons who have already gone through the system.
Do they intentionally want to hold back/down this generation?
Note that the writer has been responsible for unearthing many young talents who have become international stars. These include Beenie Man, Nadine Sutherland, Kevin Downswell and others.
DeleteIan Boyne said it right. "Today we have the most Lettered journalists A -Z".but they have not mastered their craft nor possess the intellectual curiosities about what they do. They don't read broadly and they can't write. Their ability to hold a conversation is very juvenile. Radio and TV and print are no longer classroom spaces. Those avenues reflect the ugliness of the rest of our society. As a child under 10 years old I was reading Morris Cargill; John Hearne; John Maxwell and the editorial. How they put words together helped me to write my essays in school; the series of reporting the Green Bay incidents was my weekly soap opera. Listening radio these days is hard cause the massacre the English Language. Not even patio is present. It's just street talk like : u zimme; u zeet . Dem Jamaican accent twisted and presenters busy a compete eid di bling web deh a road. So children are not getting any schooling at home nor church; school nor media. Wha unuh really tink guh gwaan. Google; YouTube and social media a di new classroom.
ReplyDeleteWow she's so Right she lick the nail on the head it's so true.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is as the writer indicates!! What can/will we do to change it, positively?
ReplyDeleteI have no problem with people talking in patois. It's a natural with every Jamaican. As a matter of fact foreigners are even speaking it as if they were born and grown up here. Dont know if anyone here follows that young lady who does Tik Toks on Cuba. Very interesting and she speaks in Patois.It sounds quite entertaining. She actually does a good job. But on a serious note,English has to be the language taught in our system because we cannot represent at the global level talking patois. Listen to Mia Motley as the writer referred. The woman is awesome. Her addresses to international conferences, the United Nation and other events, make me proud of this woman from our region. Carolyn Cooper was such a disappointment when she campaigned for Patois to be taught. No need to teach it.It's in our DNA my dear. As for that patois Bible..whatever became of it. Did they throw them on the garbage heap? Who is using them. Mr Derby please do give us an update on the Patois Bible.
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