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hilary-beckles-2.jpgYesterday, we had reason to interact with a young Barbadian who attends the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. One of our frequent commenters, Bush Tea may feel vindicated by the feedback from this student. His refreshing insight – the young student has done more than most and started his own blog – about Professor Beckles vision for that tertiary institution caused us to ponder. After our pondering several IF statements emerged, here are three :-

  • What IF the Professor is plain wrong?

  • What IF the Professor’s vision is out of step with what is required to create a student for the world?

  • What IF the Professor steely focus on cricket development is to the detriment of other initiatives which might prepare more Caribbean people to be self-sufficient?

Here is what our young UWI friend had to say:

Actually I want to do some investigating about the man who I referred to previously as a Social Prostitute, one Hilary Beckles, Principle Professor Dr. Pro Vice Chancellor. His one graduand from every household (no matter what) policy was lauded as a wonderful step forward for Barbadians from whom education was being kept (News to me cuz I swear a non-satellite person made sure it was accessible across the board.) Anyway, being a man of your intellect, you would be aware of the fact that there are ways of keeping things away from certain demographics by institutionalized racism/classism etc., however more subtle but none-the-less as separatist is the putting things out of financial reach. Now that *insert expletive* two faced *curse word curse word* is going to champion the sudden enrollment of under-qualified persons into UWI while simultaneously raising prices and passing them off as what’s the term again… um… Economic Costs for University, right. As both a student and employee I am annoyed at the system up there and the fact that man in good need of a slap and a shave is constantly revered as the Lord and Saviour of tertiary level cricket, er I mean education in Barbados.

I give him one big STUPSE!

Is this a majority view and if so what is the Student Guild doing about it?

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52 responses to “A UWI Student Offers A Comment On The Vision Of Professor Hilary Beckles For The University Of The West Indies”

  1. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    I want to give an opinion on the method of deciphering degree G.P.A. at the University of the West Indies. I think that only using the second and third year grades is ludicrous. You cannot get a degree unless you pass the first level so why are the grades not included in your degree G.P.A? The Dean of the faculty of Humanities said that it is because students do not generally do well in the first year so this system helps them get a better G.P.A. I say bullllllll! I did very well in my first year! This system only encourages students not to do well in their first year. I have actually had students tell me that they only want a D (pass) in the first year subjects because the grades do not count. This system needs to be changed immediately. All grades should be considered for each student’s finally degree G.P.A.! The Ministry of education should also consider student’s Transcript as well as their Degree when deciding whether to grant them sponsorship! At present they only consider the Degree!

  2. Random Thoughts Avatar
    Random Thoughts

    The Ministry of Educaction may not look at the transcripts but only at the class of the degree, but I can assure UWI students that foreign universities DO LOOK AT THE TRANSCRIPS, and that it looks bad for the student and the university for students to get excellent grades at CXC and CAPE (A Level) and then to get poor grades in the first year (because of the erroneous belief that first year grades do not count) It makes the graduate schooool applicant look like a joker and a time waster and IT IS IS HELD AGAINST YOU BY FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES. It makes you look like you don’t mind wasting your time, your teachers’s time and the money of the your parents and other tax payers.

    It other words, it makes you look like a JOKER.

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