Speeches by N. H. Cole Simons

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Supplementary.

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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The Minister goes on to say, to indicate that standards -based grading— [Inaudible interjection] 542 15 February 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. N. H. Cole Simons: This is part of your —

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay. So, who is going to manage and ensure that those standards are adhered to?

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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New question. The Minister, in the next paragraph, says, “Standards -based grading has proven to transform teaching and learning.” Will the Minister share his ev idence that standards -based grading will transform teaching and learning? He has made it to transform. So, can he provide evidence to the House to suppor t that thesis?

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Minister said it took us three years to implement. Mr. Speaker, I see that his team has an implementation plan of four years. Can the Minister tell me why the team is taking four years to implement the standards -based grading pr ogramme, when other countries take two years?

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, from my understanding, under the standards -based grading pr ogramme there is a lot of re- teaching, re- assessments that are required of our teachers. Mr. Speaker, this is going to take more time to get through the curriculum. Can the Minister confirm that the teachers will be pr ovided more support which will enable them to get …

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, the Minister has not answered my question. My question was . . . it is going to take a longer time for the teachers to get through the curriculum each term because of the reteaching and re- assessment. [Inaudible interjections]

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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My question again is, Will the teachers be given more support that will enable them to dedicate some time—or more time—to administr ation and less in preparation?

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to associate myself with the comments made in regard to Sonny Furbert. Mr. Furbert was a character. But what struck me most was his eloquence, and he was a gentleman. Whenever you walked by him, he spoke, and he spoke clearly. And he let me know what was going on in …

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Mary Williams, and Glenn Blakeney, and the 100 th year anniversary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Mr. Speaker, I would like to send congratul atory remarks to Alandra Swan —she is Outstanding Teacher of the Year —and Rosalyn Minors, who achieved the Lifetime Achievement Award from the 550 15 February 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Bermuda …

15 Feb 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I rise to also lend my support to the legislation. I think it is overdue and I am delighted to be a part of the team and a part of the Parliament that will shepherd this through. There are a couple of issues that I would like to have addressed. And I …

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to the international law firms in Bermuda, the Statement indicated that the Berm uda Bar Council declined to put forward a formal response. Have they given you any reasoning as to why they have declined to make contribution, given the i mportant role they play in regulating the legal fraternity in Bermuda?

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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Second question.

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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The Statement also . . .

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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On page 4, the Statement says, “ Each licence application will be decided on the following provisional conditions, which are intended to preserve the interests of Bermudians . . . .” My question is this: In the application process, when you guys were crafting the parameters, did you consider insis ting that their business plan have some area that speaks …

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, the follow -up is, so these business plans that are reviewed, we do not insist that the applicants s how some avenue whereby they would bring new business to this country? They can come here, set up and cannibalise what is here, and not bring anything to the country?

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a lot has been said and recor ded in the media about my father -in-law, Commissioner Bean.

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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But I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Bermuda Police Service for the work that they have done in arranging the funeral for our family member. I would like to also thank the Minister of [National] Security, who has also helped in making a template that provided leadership in that space. Mr. Speaker, Commissioner Bean always said …

14 Dec 2018 House of Assembly

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He said, I came from very humble beginnings, a difficult beginning. But I learned from that. That was my foundation of strength. And he said that, through that, he was carried to where he was and ended up at the top of his professional c areer. Mr. Speaker, he was proud to be a policeman. He was proud to be …