{"id":19609,"date":"2024-05-09T23:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19609"},"modified":"2024-05-09T23:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:51:58","slug":"high-turnout-despite-strike-teachers-show-resilience-in-georgetown-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/high-turnout-despite-strike-teachers-show-resilience-in-georgetown-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"High Turnout Despite Strike: Teachers Show Resilience in Georgetown Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the planned strike by the Guyana Teacher\u2019s Union, teachers in Georgetown turned out to their respective schools today, demonstrating resilience and commitment to their students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCN\u2019s News Team visited several schools and observed high attendance and dedicated teaching efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Bishops High School, Headmistress Shandrina Welcome-Lee reported a significant turnout of teachers, expressing gratitude for their commitment to their students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nakasia-GTU-Strike-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that the teachers&#8217; voluntary presence is commendable and reflects their dedication to the students&#8217; education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome-Lee highlighted the importance of this term for students, especially with examinations approaching, underscoring the critical role teachers play in ensuring academic success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Queens College reported a 100% turnout of teachers, indicating strong support for educational activities despite the strike call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, at St. Roses High School, a 50% turnout was reported, suggesting varying levels of participation among schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Saint Stanislaus College, the turnout was also notably high, reaffirming the dedication of educators to their students&#8217; learning and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike action, initiated by the Guyana Teacher\u2019s Union, stems from the union&#8217;s claim that the government has failed to engage in meaningful collective bargaining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike is currently in the form of a &#8220;stay-at-home&#8221; action for the next two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As teachers continue to navigate these challenges, their commitment to education remains steadfast, ensuring that students receive the support and guidance they need during these uncertain times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan Despite the planned strike by the Guyana Teacher\u2019s Union, teachers in Georgetown turned out to their respective schools today, demonstrating resilience and commitment to their students. NCN\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19612,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19609\/revisions\/19612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}