Caribbean Politicians Hate Homework

 


by William Skinner  

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Most teachers know that some students simply ignore homework. Others lose it; do it badly or get somebody else to complete it for them. Most students, are quite aware that the reprimand they receive, often falls very short of expulsion. Since the punishment is rather light, the failure to do the homework, is treated by students as just something they bluntly refuse to finish.

This attitude is often present in some regional governments. Many observers will say most. They tend to ignore certain issues, fortified that such ambivalence, will not lead, to being removed from office. Since ignoring these issues seldom result in the ultimate punishment of stripping them of power, they treat the citizens, in the exact manner students treat homework.

However, the student who fails to or refuses to do homework, pays an individual penalty. This usually results in poor grades, failing examinations and often leads to unemployment and lifelong financial struggles because of academic laziness. Governments face no such long-term suffering. They move on and the players change while the unfinished homework remains. Their successors usually refuse to complete unfinished tasks and start afresh.

Most teachers, who understand that homework is a priority, will insist that it be done every time it is given. They ignore the puerile schemes and machinations of the offending students. They also know that their duty is not to bend to the wishes of inexperienced children. Citizens must therefore follow the examples of those teachers, who insist that tasks given must be completed or there will be consequences. Politicians are like some students; left to their own devices, they ignore, refuse, or deliberately leave important tasks undone.

William Skinner is a Caribbean Regionalist. williamskinnerblog@gmail.com

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