Literacy is vital to one's ability to develop as an individual, to live an accomplished life and to be an active participant in society. Those who are not able to successfully communicate with others due to a lack of critical literal skills, often leaves school earlier than others and are more likely to be unemployed or acquires lower skilled jobs. In order for the Bahamas to be effective in the improvement of literacy among high school graduates, the government must revised and reform the educational system and adequately train new teachers. But ultimately, parents must be more involved with their children's education and intellectual development. Without rectifying these critical issue within society the Bahamas will not be able to become
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There must be conditions or requirements that should be meet by students before advancing to another level and exiting high school. Year after year students are being swept out of schools without the necessary skills to function as everyday individuals. The public school unit is overflowing with students but not condensed with achievers. Toscana affirms "Nowadays more children attend school than ever before, but they learn much less". In 2003, UNESCO reported that the Bahamas had a literacy rate of 95.5% amongst youth 15-24. Even though the literacy rate is high, it does not measure the level of competence of individuals. It is based on the numbers of students that are awarded certificates upon leaving school. The Government must see the importance in improving the Bahamian school structure, as education is vital in the development of societies. Hannum and Buchmann argues that knowledgeable citizens ads to the country's economy, improves the standard of living and improves safety in society …show more content…
New teachers are not initially trained to teach basic literacy skills. There is a need for mentoring and frequent evaluate of such teachers. Students are destined to fail if they can not be taught to read and write. In her article, Minahan asserts that most teachers are unprepared and therefore unable to properly apply necessary assignments for students to actually learn. Educators must be encouraged and assisted. They can not be solely responsible for educating students, Parents and family must play a
There must be conditions or requirements that should be meet by students before advancing to another level and exiting high school. Year after year students are being swept out of schools without the necessary skills to function as everyday individuals. The public school unit is overflowing with students but not condensed with achievers. Toscana affirms "Nowadays more children attend school than ever before, but they learn much less". In 2003, UNESCO reported that the Bahamas had a literacy rate of 95.5% amongst youth 15-24. Even though the literacy rate is high, it does not measure the level of competence of individuals. It is based on the numbers of students that are awarded certificates upon leaving school. The Government must see the importance in improving the Bahamian school structure, as education is vital in the development of societies. Hannum and Buchmann argues that knowledgeable citizens ads to the country's economy, improves the standard of living and improves safety in society …show more content…
New teachers are not initially trained to teach basic literacy skills. There is a need for mentoring and frequent evaluate of such teachers. Students are destined to fail if they can not be taught to read and write. In her article, Minahan asserts that most teachers are unprepared and therefore unable to properly apply necessary assignments for students to actually learn. Educators must be encouraged and assisted. They can not be solely responsible for educating students, Parents and family must play a