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April 28, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. I have always believed that every school must practise, ‘mainstream inclusion’. This means that students, with different strengths and needs, enjoy the benefit of learning together within a mainstream classroom. This is easier said than done, requiring enormously skilled teaching professionals, and every school must have this ethos at its core; it must be their model. Before we consider strengths and needs, let’s examine...

#BTColumn – Curiosity and persistence matter Article by February 24, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Julia Hanschell My response to a friend’s Facebook post this week was, ‘The truth is that the world was always heading in the online school direction. It just became a necessity before it was designed properly with infrastructure in place, training, programmes and social challenges examined for solutions. We’re now on crutches (and will be for some t...

BTColumn – Seize this golden opportunity Article by February 17, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by It’s funny how thoughts collide. This has been that kind of week for me. I read an article about how difficult learning is now in some parts of the world for students who have no access to internet and intermittent teaching available. The global concern is that we are facing the likelihood of losing a generation. I also re-watched a splendid movie, Under the...

#BTColumn – The worst thing you can do is nothing Article by February 2, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Julia Hanschell Online learning is especially difficult for two groups of students. Those who are in early primary and students who have an obvious learning challenge. What should a parent look for? Early on, very generally, are those children who have had a difficult birth, have discernable hearing or sight problems; those who did not crawl between sit...

#BTColumn – Tips to learn by Article by January 26, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Julia Hanschell Independent learning has never been more important than it is now. Students have countless tools at their disposal. Once they take responsibility, frustration will decrease and learning will become literally, ‘child’s play’. The uncomfortable part is that parents MUST become involved. Your child’s learning is unfortunately now, up to you. First of a...