PORUS, Manchester:
AN EDUCATOR seeking early recruits from among primary and junior high school students for the teaching profession, was met with concerns about the salary by the youngsters.
At the Bethabara Primary and Junior High open day held last Thursday, principal of Church Teachers' College, Beverley Minott, in her presentation, encouraged students to consider joining the teaching profession.
However, the students responded with concerns that a teacher's salary would be insufficient.
"The salary is not all that bad and moreover the reward from assisting with the development of a group of children is worth far more than monetary gains," said Ms. Minott in encouragement.
The fair featured various lectures by successful professionals on their respective careers including fashion designing, nursing, dentistry, pharmacology, food and beverage, cosmetology, allied services, banking, law and education.
Additionally, trainees of Heart Trust NTA, Newport Vocational Training Centre gave demonstrations on the workings of electronic circuitry.
Stafford Haughton, pharmacist, pointed to the importance of proper qualification in order to enter the pharmacy profession. He also emphasised that from an early age students should be disciplined and committed individuals if they were to become successful professionals.
Sergeant Renford Chambers, sub-officer in charge of Police Community Relations, Mandeville, appealed to students not to view members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force as enemies but instead as their friends to help them function more efficiently.
