Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte is accusing Chief Education Officer (CEO) Olato Sam of attempting to pass the buck for the failings in the education system by blaming teachers for the inability of students to demonstrate basic competency at the end of their primary-level education.
Lyte told Stabroek News yesterday that the union was surprised that Sam mainly blamed teachers for the failings of students.
“We were taken aback that he laid blame mainly at the feet of teachers in relation to the fact that students are unable to display basic competency at the end of their primary school tenure,” he said.
At a seminar on Monday for heads of primary schools held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre,