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Life after CXC
09/09/05
Life after CXC
So your teenager didn’t do well in his/her Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations. You’re upset for you know they could have done better but just played the fool and wasted time and money. You don’t business with them anymore, they’re on their own. ‘Since dem is man or woman, dem can go look work’.
Once upon a time there weren’t many options for those who didn’t do well in their school leaving exams. Back then it was the GCE. You either had to learn a trade or repeat fifth form. No one wanted to go back to fifth form as there was a lot of stigma attached. The other students would treat you as a dunce and even the teachers would single out ‘those repeaters’ for ridicule.
Follow up:
Today there are quite a number of institutions which cater for just such students. What is more interesting is that the results from these institutions are quite high. It would seem that many of the youngers actually do very well the second time around.
During the years between 15 and 17 many teenagers tend to be very irresponsible. They know everything; no body understands them especially their parents. The full implications of the school leaving exams are lost on them.
It is only when they realize that they can’t seem to go forward without these passes that some actually ‘buckle down’ and get serious. Some that have to repeat fifth form makes it but some are made to feel so ashamed that they go from bad to worse. These institutions seem to foster an atmosphere that allows the students (if they have a mind) to get serious.
There was a time when employers would hire someone, start them at the bottom, train them and allow them to grow in the company based on hard work and experience. That concept seems to be a thing of the past. Being qualified by experience is no longer being recognized. Even to become a janitor now you need to have a degree.
So parents, I know it’s hard and very expensive but you know your children. For their sakes don’t give up on them. Your response to their failure can make all the difference to their future.
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The Small Sandal Shop
A married couple was on holiday in Jamaica. They were touring around the marketplace looking at the goods when they passed this small sandal shop.
From inside they heard the shopkeeper with a Jamaican accent say, "You!
Foreigners! Come in, come into my humble shop."
So the married couple walked in.
The Jamaican said to them, "I have some special sandals I think you would be interested in. They make you wild at sex."
Well, the wife was really interested in buying the sandals after what the man claimed, but her husband felt he really didn't need them, being the sex god he was.
The husband asked the man, "How could sandals make you into a sex freak?"
The Jamaican replied, "Just try them on."
Well, the husband, after some badgering from his wife, finally gave in, and tried them on. As soon as he slipped them onto his feet, he got this wild look in his eyes, something his wife hadn't seen in many years!
In the blink of an eye, the husband grabbed the Jamaican, bent him
violently over a table, yanked down his pants, ripped down his own pants,and grabbed a firm hold of the Jamaican's hips.
The Jamaican then began screaming; "YOU GOT THEM ON THE WRONG FEET!!!"
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