Tag: minister of education
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Apparently, the Minister for Education has always been a bully
I had almost forgotten this episode but my readers gave me a timely reminder of this video by the The Malta Independent in December 2019. You can see Clifton Grima, today the Minister for Education, threatening and waving his finger at Opposition and Nationalist Party MP Karol Aquilina outside the Parliament building during the national…
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Even research is being muzzled by the Ministry of Education
Research is a highly effective tool to identify problems and look for solutions. The Ministry of Education has a different opinion about research, and it has become so sensitive and concerned about potential negative press that it is even restricting teachers’ research to ensure nothing critical of the education system is made public. Recently issued…
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The Minister of Education tries to muzzle teachers and educators: Education Directorate issues circular tells teachers not to “threaten the system’s integrity”
The Minister for Education, Clifton Grima is trying to moderate and control what teachers and educators say in the media by regulating their access to the press. These directives come at a time when the Ministry of Education has been criticised for its handling of its industrial disputes with its educators. The Education directorate, namely…
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Government ministers should be asked why they prefer sending their children to so-called “private schools” instead of public schools
Despite the constant propaganda and praise by the government about its investment and work in public schools, government ministers still prefer to send their children to private schools instead of public schools. Private schools are heavily subsidised by the state apart from collecting fees from parents. Essentially, private schools are known to be better equipped…
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Malta doesn’t have “private schools”
The idea that Malta has private schools is preposterous. Malta has several government-funded, for-profit, private-schools that cater for people who can pay significant amount of fees for the education of the children. Last week, the Ministry of Education announced a €27 million package for private school to cap their fees and sustain their wage increases…
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Back to the past with fake universities
For further context about the Minister of Education, Clifton Grima’s luxurious adventures, one has to read this article from May about him signing a memorandum of understanding with a university in China that doesn’t even have an accreditation status (Shanghai University of Political Science and Law). He genuinely believes he is doing something extraordinary for…