Discuss THREE (3) effects of job dissatisfaction on the education system in 2. Recommend TWO (2) measures which can be taken by the Ministry of Education to address the job dissatisfaction experienced by teachers.
In 2013, the then Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites, unknown to him, caused me to reconsider more deeply my decision to pursue teacher education. This period of doubt and uncertainty came on the heels of his announcement that, at the time, there were more teachers than the number of vacancies in public schools. Nine years later, however, Jamaica, like other nations worldwide, is experiencing a catastrophic exodus and shortage of teachers. The current Minister of Education Fayval Williams recently expressed that over 167 teachers have resigned their jobs since July 2022. Reports emanating from the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) indicate that over 400 teachers have left the island since the start of this year to take up employment elsewhere, and that more teachers are forecast to leave. This is perhaps the single largest migration of teachers that we have experienced as a nation within the last decade…
A good education system is central to the creation of a better future for our children/youth and an indispensable element of economic development for any nation. It, therefore, stands to reason that teachers are essentially the cornerstone of any credible education system and their consistent migration in large numbers hampers the productivity and social capital of the society. This is even further detrimental since, in many instances, the teachers who migrate are those seasoned and dedicated ones who have honed their craft and, in some cases, possess graduate degrees in education and subject specializations.
Recognizing the effect of teacher migration on our education sector, the Ministry of Education (MOE) sought to address this issue and delineated some approaches that it has taken as a means of abatement as the new academic school year quickly approaches.
- Discuss THREE (3) effects of job dissatisfaction on the education system in
2. Recommend TWO (2) measures which can be taken by the Ministry of Education to address the job dissatisfaction experienced by teachers.
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