10 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion Writer" author Ben Smith
OBA deputy leader Ben Smith tackles the PLP on its floundering approach to immigration reform
DATE: Feb 07, 2025
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
Diallo Rabain has made one apology for the handling of education reform transitioning, but Ben Smith believes there should be more
DATE: May 13, 2023
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
In September 2021, the One Bermuda Alliance praised the Minister of Education for making in-person learning a priority. The world has seen the impact that Covid has had on children, and there is consensus that in-person learning is critical to the de...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
The Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, has continued to promote the role that testing can play in getting our local schools to return in-person learning. He stated: “The saliva screening programme is an additional safety measure to keep our school...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Ben Smith
The Government lifted certain Covid-19 restrictions last Friday night. The change that stood out to me was stated in the Saturday Royal Gazette:
“The relaxation will allow Bermuda College and public and private schools to reopen to let students an...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
For several weeks now I have been suggesting we need a “road map” for Bermuda. A clear and concise plan of how we will get through our present situation and how we will reach the other side of this pandemic.
Like many people in Bermuda, I waited on S...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
It has been announced that a major decision in education has been made to not have students sit the checkpoint assessments. Several factors were considered in making this decision, and that means for the second year running these assessments will not...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
A few weeks back I asked if we could get a road map for Bermuda to climb out of this Covid mess. When you are trying to reach a destination and you need others to follow you, it is important that you have a road map and provide it to others so that t...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
The year 2020 and the start of 2021 will mark a dramatically different school experience that all of our children will remember for the rest of their lives. Our teachers have had to be creative, adapting to conditions and circumstances that they were...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
Bermuda, when the pandemic swept across the planet and changed all of our lives, it was understood that our government would have to react quickly to new challenges and changing issues. The blueprint on the actions required to keep our country safe a...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith