Ministry to text SEA results

[ray d saint]

http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,100172.html

At 2 pm on Thursday, June 25, primary school students can check their cellphones for a “textâ€

[VexXx Dogg]

I, for one, like the idea.

Just hope it works as planned.

[janfar]

Now I can see this ending up in uproar.

[enigma]

This go be real mess. wrong text, late text, never get text, etc etc....

[buzz]

She justified the text initiative by saying her ministry has a policy to recognise the value of mobile devices in teaching and learning.

spend 100K just for the sake of "valuing" technology?

when an organisation embarks on setting up an infomation system the "frivolity" of technology is the least important driving factor

typical trini mentality @ work - buy a phone with a sh1t load of features that you cant/dont use


the only good see in this is privacy, that is of course if they stop printing children's results in the dailys

which IMO was a blatant violation of ppl's privacy

[janfar]

She justified the text initiative by saying her ministry has a policy to recognise the value of mobile devices in teaching and learning.

spend 100K just for the sake of "valuing" technology?

when an organisation embarks on setting up an infomation system the "frivolity" of technology is the least important driving factor

typical trini mentality @ work - buy a phone with a sh1t load of features that you cant/dont use


the only good see in this is privacy, that is of course if they stop printing children's results in the dailys

which IMO was a blatant violation of ppl's privacy

Long time was even worse when yuh check through the whole paper and yuh name not there.

[VexXx Dogg]

this is simply an option.

if you wish you can still go to the school to collect results.

gosh i hate the pnm too, but everything alyuh go fight down so?

[Greypatch]

dat moey could be used elsewhere...

watch how dem guh be owing TSTT now

[Riley2008]

They should keep the conventional method, money spending to send text and more money to print result slips.

That not going to help anybody just more headache in the long run. Technology has a funny way of scewing up the simpliest things.

Also the website needs amending..

[VexXx Dogg]

dat moey could be used elsewhere...

watch how dem guh be owing TSTT now

patch, honestly i prefer the money be used for tangible results and not end up in someone's pocket.

[VexXx Dogg]

They should keep the conventional method, money spending to send text and more money to print result slips.

That not going to help anybody just more headache in the long run. Technology has a funny way of scewing up the simpliest things.

Also the website needs amending..

people who cant use technology also have a way of screwing up simple things too.

[buzz]

yup computers don't make errors

[Tarantula]

but $100,000 to text results? get firetruck real!!!!

[Yorkshirelass]

My son is to receive his results that day, and I for one, would not like to receive it via text.
"The issue of psychological support for students getting results had been considered, she said, saying the texts would be received by them when they were in school and with their teachers" - this is nonsensical cos if they recommend you being in school and they already printed the slips, whats the point of sending a text.
It is a waste of $100,000 that could be spent else where in the education system

[serendipity]

waste of money

[Riley2008]

It is just a tactic used “for a showâ€

[Mr. Red Sleeper]

[urabus]

so r they encouraging students to have cell phones on them?
thought u were not allowed cell phones and if u did, it was to be switched off during school hours?

its an excellent initiative, but i think it go buss..this is just Trinidad

[SmokeyGTi]

dem small man cyar fake dey results slip again

dey parents getting it live on dey phones

[teems1]

waste of money.

TSTT woke me up 5am to tell me 'Thanks for topping up, heres some free top up' days after I put money on my phone.

If they can't get their message system working properly, don't use it for something like this which is important.

[Greypatch]

100k down de drain.

[Jonathan]

waste of money.

TSTT woke me up 5am to tell me 'Thanks for topping up, heres some free top up' days after I put money on my phone.

If they can't get their message system working properly, don't use it for something like this which is important.

Yuh done know... I got 6 texts from last week just now.

[Aaron 2NR]

so students allowed to have their cell phones in schools now

[VexXx Dogg]

maybe they using the other network

[missy#1]

This go be real mess. wrong text, late text, never get text, etc etc....

Especially with how bmobile network screwing up these days.

[D3monic]

teems1, i get about 10 of those same messages since i top about 4 days ago....all different times of the day and night real annoying !

[M_2NR]

^yup.. i getting text all hours from ppl... jeez tstt... if i coulda switch to the other network already...soon yes

But back to this issue. that is a blatant waste of $100,000 we in a recession and thats where that money going.. jeez

what happen to lining up the children and parents watching and tension building up...

[bOOsTmaN]

yuh kno how long time u woulda be frighten to get yuh report book and thing.. now them chren go be frighten to open text from their skool...

[sputhtuner]

Technology is good to embrace but that why it have CXC- IT being offered to those who want to embrace it so much not spending 100k!!
SUMMIT DONE!!! They with this show off sheit still.
The 100K should have been used to repair or rebuild schools like the Rousillac Pres and many others.

Why she didnt pay the children GCE fees???dam show off!!

[buzz]

Technology is good to embrace but that why it have CXC- IT being offered to those who want to embrace it so much not spending 100k!!
SUMMIT DONE!!! They with this show off sheit still.
The 100K should have been used to repair or rebuild schools like the Rousillac Pres and many others.

Why she didnt pay the children GCE fees???dam show off!!

thank you sir