We complicate matters because we are not focused.
Begin paying teachers a living wage and treat them decently.
Only then will we have qualified Bahamians wanting to teach.
As it is, it is simply a race to the bottom.

I like the term "unqualified selves".

Truth about education.
Is he wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNXHSMm…

So, why doesn't the Ministry of Education, in one of the richest of Caribbean countries, pay teachers enough to incentivize Bahamian students to become teachers?
What if we paid teachers as much as we pay our useless MPs?
You think we'd have to bring in teachers from elsewhere?
With all this talk of fixing education, The Bahamas is way too jokey.
Problem is, if we educated our people properly, how would the D average politicians get away with the shit they currently get away with?
They wouldn't. So, don't expect education to get any better.

I appreciate diverse opinions.
The issue remains however, that there is endless talk with almost zero action from government.
The politicians are well aware of what their constituents want,
We just seem to be used to getting little to nothing done and fighting among themselves. Our nations productivity is deplorable. Not that this is the only metric to judge a country, but for God's sake.......
Is this arguable?
How about these back and forths about lipstick on a pig?
Responsible governance? Sad, yes?.

“Since Duane Sands knows what a pig looks like, he should find great comfort when he wakes up and looks in the mirror,” said PLP chairman Fred Mitchell.
Yes, this statement sums up the current state of Bahamian politics and the sick mentality of those who "govern" this country.
I find it difficult to find one among them with the intelligence or integrity to represent anyone.
Mitchell's comments remind me of the quote, "Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt".
Some call it yammering.

I have friends who believe as you do. I can't say you are wrong. I find it difficult to argue your points as I get older and see more of the things that I do.
But, I have a young son.
Trust me, I would like to throw my hands up. I consider this daily. But, this is exactly what the evil forces want us to do, isn't it?

Should we give up trying to make a better world? A better Bahamas?

Absolutely correct, Tal.
Nor, should cruise ships, and the well documented destruction they cause, by allowed to taint the Family Islands any more.
If we were ever to have a "vision" beyond more and more money, we would see this.
But, sadly we don't.

Birdie,
You really do lower the mental acuity of this country.
Anyone who reads what you post is worse off than before they read it.
This doesn't bode well for The Bahamas.
You don't seem to care that you argue as a child would.
Can you not for once place principles above party?
The PLP is a disaster. A horrible disaster.