You must have missed the point of what I said. I said the studies he appears to be referring to have nothing to do with how boys learn versus the way girls learn as it pertains to their sex, which is what he stated. You are making points about studies in general about varied subject matters, studies that may or may not have anything to do with what Llloyd is speaking about. Llloyd made a very specific argument as pertains to his plans, and that is what I am responding to.

> In terms of neural cognitive abilities, other studies show that cognitive learning ability evolves based on age. Young girls assimilate math better with their brains in the early years, yet by junior high, the gap is closed and at senior high, the boys' brains are more cognitively evolved for math.

This has nothing to do with boys and girls sitting in the same classroom. This is just one example of your citing indications that are not on the same subject matter as Lloyd's plans. And what you have cited does not apply across different cultures. In other words, like all research, it has its scope as built into the research objects and reasons.

> Actually, what a lot of the studies show, is gender bias towards the boys, that discriminates against the girls and that is the major benefit to be gleaned from gender separation.

Where are the studies that show that teachers in The Bahamas favor boys over girls in terms of classroom initiative, etc? Where are the studies that show that boys in our schools are provided more conducive environments to grasp basic concepts from the pre-school level onward, over girls?

Lloyd obviously and clearly does not understand the "studies" he is referring to, which have nothing to do with the way in which males and females process and assimilate information on a neural level. If he understood what he was attempting to talk about, he would have mentioned the use of different curricula and methodologies of education for the male brain vs the female brain, as well as specialized educator training to enable such teaching to occur. And if he did that, he would have also needed to understand in what scientific context applicable research is confined. But he does not understand the subject matter. He is mouthing what he thinks he has gleaned from articles he has read and anecdotes that on their own, cannot be broadly applied, particularly without a sound scientific and child psychology basis and without an actual and achievable educational goal in mind. And this is the problem we have in this country. We have people making decisions that require specialized knowledge they do not have. In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. We are at the stage now where anything that "sounds" different is embraced as "not status quo". The scientific illiteracy within disciplines in this country is continuing to keep The Bahamas at an overall disadvantage in the region and in the world.

Tennyson has been out of the FNM forever now under the same provision of the party's constitution, but that did not stop Minnis and Co from elevating him and his plans above their own Parliamentarians. Is anyone else as tired as I am of even thinking about the FNM at this point, much less discussing them?

Few things are more infuriating than the reckless, inappropriate use of "studies show" to try to prove someone's often inane and off-base points of view. Lloyd has a distinct penchant for presenting himself as knowing far more than he actually does. And since he pronounces the consonants in his words, many believe him. This is his "immediate" plan for education? Then he does not have a clue as to what the actual and immediate problems are with our educational system and the way we approach education therein.

> studies have shown that young adults thrive “better” in single gender classes.

Must I today?

I actually agreed with your original sentiment....

Wait. It just occurred to me how unethical Scott is as a lawyer in publicly commenting on deliberations between himself and his clients. If his clients have not instructed him to speak on this matter as pertains to them, he ought not be doing so.

I am beyond tired of this trite and ignorant back and forth. "It's the PLP's fault. No it's the FNM's fault". When is the dialog in this country ever going to advance and grow the heck up?

@messenger

Indeed

They are so obsessed with Butler Turner at this stage when they need to be focusing on the PLP. And no my comments are not confined to Collie's remarks here. Their minions are constantly focusing on one woman when they have an entire government to try to defeat.

> “I don’t know what is going on,” Mr Scott said. “I gave the seven certain advice and the leader of the opposition decided to take another course. So right now, I do not know what is happening.”

Ah, so this is why he is brooding and suddenly bad-mouthing her around town; he is no longer able to get her to blindly follow whatever he tells her.