Another boost for education

Dear Editor,
I was very elated with the news that a Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) lecturer has been selected for the Faculty Leadership Pilot Programme. This is a real boost for the institution and I do congratulate the deserving recipient of this special award. It is an incentive already and it is bound to add that special aura to the college. Just recently, another (University of Guyana) lecturer was in the news in the area of scholarship enhancement.
He is already in the process of a PhD project in criminology at the University of West Indies. This new report reveals that the Canadian high commissioner to Guyana actually met this CPCE lecturer, who is really the first person selected for the programme. This CPCE lecturer is already preparing to wing out for her assignment.
The high commissioner explained that “… the Faculty Leadership Pilot Programme provides professional development opportunities to Caribbean-based academic faculty members and international liaison officers to upgrade their knowledge and skills at the graduate level at Canadian universities”.
Editor, Guyana is a thriving country and it has come a far way. I feel that whenever the more developed nations can extend that necessary helping hand, it should be grasped. This is such a case. Many of the country’s teachers are elsewhere and doing fine. I can say the same for nurses. Many are in Europe and North America, and they are making themselves better and bringing honour to Guyana. Ideally, I wish they were here.
The point I am establishing is that a lot of good stuff is happening here in Guyana. The high school results are outstanding, teachers are well-trained, and students from the University of Guyana are more than holding their own.
Even if some of these outstanding citizens cannot be patriotic, I will not worry. More than a handful of them are remaining to help build this land. That is why I feel so good about this. Upon her return, the lecturer will have so much more to offer. She has been a home economics lecturer at the CPCE for the past three years. Her stint is a two- week one and is really an exchange course at the College of New Caledonia, in British Columbia.
There she is to focus on technical and vocational skills development. So, Canada has much to share with Guyana, especially in the field of distance education, and it is great to know that Guyana is making full use of the opportunity. On a very pleasing note, I close by declaring my great admiration for the students of Cyril Potter.
Yours truly,
Reema Greaves