KINGSTON, Jamaica - It is not only the election of Doran Dixon to a second stint as president of the teachers' union. Other evidence abounds of how we have this education thing upside down; that there is a premium on form over outcomes.
This past Sunday, for instance, this newspaper highlighted an expanding ritual in Jamaica's schools, which might be funny but for its expense and the economic pressure it places on parents.
And at a closer look, it is downright embarrassing. Or, it ought to be to sensible people