How we Wear our Hair - Hair and Grooming Issue in Jamaica's Schools | TVJ All Angles
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Dem really worrying about the wrong thing dem need to worry about keeping the teachers dem in school dot dem fi worry about
Well said.....It's called MISPLACED PRIORITIES.....I keep saying it....We focus on the WRONG THINGS in this country!
The same hair we persecuting them for is now accepted in the workforce.these school are stressing about the wrong things .
You couldn't have said it any better....It's called MISPLACED PRIORITIES....I have said it repeatedly....We keep focusing on the WRONG
THINGS.
Every year thousands of children leave school illiterate and unable to REASON and THINK RATIONALLY.
The children leave primary school, many of them reading at GRADE 1 LEVEL and BELOW! ; others not ready for the next grade level!!
Many of them leaving the secondary level cannot write nor understand a sentence in English!....and what we are concerned about is HOW THEY LOOK!!🤔🤔🤔
people are coming out illiterate because they're malnourished. sowwy
We are more focused on the outward appearance in our culture than the inward. Character building has been neglected for years.
You couldn't have said it any better....the vast majority of the children leaving one grade level are not ready for the next grade level....some cannot understand nor read a sentence in English
One year, I heard on radio the principal of a secondary school in St. Catherine saying he received 220 students in grade 7 through the GSAT with 85% of them scoring ZERO on the Communication Task paper!!🤔🤔🤔.... and what we are sweating about is HOW STUDENTS LOOK!!🤔🤔
Talk to a typical recent so-called graduate from any of our secondary schools and listen their English!!.... Not to mention their REASONING SKILLS!!
Just take a look at the Dr.Rae Davis Report (2014) and the recent Orlando Patterson Report and one will easily understand what we should be working overtime to fix in education!!
Turn the focus on what is really affecting the country, the people of Jamaica is been enslaved by the government and we need urgent change. It is like you trying to fix the roof when there is no structure for the roof to sit on.
We need to change our standards for natural black hair. My take on this is we are training our children for the most part to enter the working world so match the hair to working world standards. No wigs weave or multicolour hair you can do that once you leave school if you so choose. We have lived too long with colonial standards.
@justcooldude but you’re still endorsing slavery don’t you see them even taking out bubbles and beads out of children hair, they’re worrying about the wrong things
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Just do what you want without any restriction.Children have rights it’s 2023 they should wear what they feel at the time.The hair isn’t the one learning.
In the corporate world, there is a thing called professional image. Children are prepared for the real world. Children don't know what's best for them.
@@misterlexx2721And then again if Children are given free rein why are there rules to begin with?
@@sanciajones9142 Exactly
They should wear what they want? You might want to reconsider what you're saying,
why should children have the right to do what they want?
I like all of both the principal response
Didnt expect any different answer from a man with nooo hair
Imagine in this modern society black peoples is still arguing about hair ? Why don’t we teach our children math science physics engineering biology medicine history etc instead of wasting time on foolishness, our peoples is brainwashed with all kinds of religious nonsense and self hate , you have to admit our ancestors slave masters teaching is alive and well today!!
Hair style is the least of Jamaica's problems
Stop worrying about ear ring, hair and focus on the big issues facing Jamaica now. It's 2023, we will wear our hair the way we want to. Gosh!!!!
Not in the school and not in some corporate jobs. When work for certain companies, you sign up in the code of appearance to have a certain image. Low class ghetto culture can't be the mainstream culture of Jamaica.
He should not cut his hair to please them. It is a part of himself, his personality. He can always apply for a teaching job here. We need teachers here in the USA. His skill is in demand.
I thought we've passed the colonial era. In 2023 we're talking about how children should wear their hair.
black people colonized Jamaica. Jamaicans are the most successful black people outside Jamaica... maybe uniform and dress code contributed to that.
@stuart6478 They are successful outside of Jamaica because the countries where they find success moved away from the colonial era practices and focus on what is important. If the schools had put more emphasis on teaching rather than the locks of children we might have had a better Jamaica.
Why some school rules are different I think all the school should have the same rules
Do you know that most schools are attached to a church ?
@@charmainerussell5226 that I didn't know
There should be no restrictions on hairstyle in the school system.
When i use to go to high school i used to say i can't wait to leave school so i can stop wear uniform only to end up back in uniform and grooming standards, people don't notice it, but the whole food, retail, banking, airlines, healthcare, police men, solders, teachers etc. are all uniformed and have grooming standards and restrictions.
the exception i truly believe is religious or faith base. then you may have people who grow dreads that are not religious but can still be an exception. children are children and adults are adults, children should abide by the rules which are the same rules their parents once followed.
This is more fashion statement than it seems. why are you fighting to wear earrings, bangles and hairstyles and why would you show up to school in fashion when you know that's not the standard? majority of the student body is not going to show up to school dressed or groomed against the restrictions.
you can have it your way now, but you going to be in uniform with a nice hair cut at some job wherever it is.
Teachers need to be locked out for underperforming in their teaching profession.
ha ha that too
I think that out of all the Caribbean Islands, Jamaica is the strictest when it comes to hairstyles and such....why let them do perms when a chemical could damaging to their scalp?
We are too indicipline as a people to allow a free-for-all. Should they allow boys to show up in durags as well? Peer pressure to look a certain way and gangsterism would reign supreme. Children shoud focus on learning instead of how they look.
I think that there need to be a balance when it comes to the issue hair, if locks is part of a person practicing religuous it should be permitted for by both boys and girls within guide lines. Where braids are concern, there ought to be guide lines there too, perhaps a social enquiry may be needed for this. I know for a fact that there are other issues affecting why some students may be forced to wear their hair in braids. When you have multiple girls under one roof whose hair need grooming daily, and time is limited, there ought to be some consideration for working mothers.
I agree, there must be a level playing field. Students have their rules and teachers should have theirs.
Just let them go to school, never Mind about hair or their jewelry as long as they’re fresh and clean let them be who they are! There are bigger issues to deal with in Jamaica!
I think they should leave it for the parents to decide that Caribbean back wards in America or any other country day wear hair and still have a good education
Solid Mr principal
They don't want our African children to love their hair.
They should be no rules in school telling you to cut your hair, your hair, is to protect your skull that's why God put it there for,
if teachers are doing their hairstyle how they want to do it why can student do their hairstyle how they want to do it, I should be allowed to cut "my hair" how I wanted to cut, the fact remain it's my air I supposed to be the one to do whatever to it I want
Tvj why not post the entire All Angles program??
They must focus on crime .that's the most important thing to talk about.
Modern looks
one life wi live yer , just mek wi grow wi hair but don't ODE it.
Unfortunately, to many in society, certain hairstyles are associated with thuggery and criminality. As a blackman, we know the system is already tilted against us, so why would I intentionally wear a hairstyle (for non-religious reasons) that's going to make things worse. Whether going through the airport, going for a job interview or getting harm because someone has mistaken my identity. Makes no sense to me. We should be setting our students up for success, instead of putting additional burdens on them.
What you are explaining is the exact stereotypical notions of the African hair styles that we must eradicate. The system tells us that African hair is ugly and if we must only be allowed to wear it a certain way for religious reasons then we are still not free. The freedom to love our African hair and to wear it the way we choose is what we need in Jamaica and that includes the children.
@obrainebentley1441 I hear you. However, in my view, most of the boys wearing certain hairstyles are definitely NOT doing it to celebrate their African heritage. They could care less about anything to do with Africa. They are mainly doing it to emulate their favorite dancehall or rap artist. Genres typically associated with a high level of violence. We spend far too much time promoting foolishness under the guise that we are celebrating our culture.
there's no ancient African culture unattached to religion where men grew long hair. long hair is associated with bad hygiene.
😢 even pre / basic school age kids have to face this. Ministry of education like most ministries in Jamaica have no true input or rule on any of this. As usual they leave everything to discretion and this allows discrimination at any level.
what is appropriation and when is appropriation? I think uniform should remain. everybody tells you its ok to be free and do what make you free the truth is there is no such thing because when you leave school to go seek jobs and opportunities you end up have to go back to basics. Have your way but i can tell you that from cooperate to the front door wear uniform and have grooming rules except for religious and certain styles and the further you go up its more strict the rules get, so might as well you follow the rules because either way grooming is going to catch up to you its a universal thing no matter what they tell you
unless the goal is to be an unruly rapper or political activist (destabilize all society.)
if you remove dress code, what happens when the rich come wearing clothing outside the reach of the poorer students? won't that make kids envious and violent? it's a slippery slope.
Think we people have enough mad children in school in this world now so you cannot let them do as they like ,they have to be groom, and Rules but carry out for your children
The first lady was right children must look like children going to school
Holiday done. School time now. If you have a conversation with these youths you realize that extraness and looking 'hot' is there goal. And some are blessed with goos hair but they prefer to add false braids, beads, colouring, etc. We all say once they are learning but why additives should be enforced for learning.
U can't tell girls not to cut their hair.. but wait .. miss u out of order
This Eurocentric mindset is killing me. Where do we see a group of white people sitting around a table talking about what hair style is appropriate and what is not.
The thing is no style is appropriate. Uniform appearance like in military is appropriate.
My hair i should wear it the way i feel comfortable...next we send oir kids to school not church praying in devotions is infringing on other ppl freedom of religion
Institutionalized system , it’s a different time now let’s not discriminate
This absolutely Reduculious! Min.of Ed should focus on the disfumctional children theyre producing!! (Pleezzee!)
Just saw this. Sad. I wouldn't be surprised if Jamaicans voted to remain under the British monarchy. Wow. Talk about "colonial thinking", and the irony all but one wears locs.
black people colonized Jamaica
principal bwoy from mobay is a police 🚔 posing as a teacher 😢😮! 😅😅
why is it men who want women haircut saying dress code needs to be slack? bananas.
From hair a grow it should stay growing,same suh mi hair dvn pass 2 inch them want mi fhi trim
Its too much problems for teachers to solve, when earrings are stolen oe lost.
Moderate lenght and natural hair colour Braids for the girls should be allowed. Its very helpful for working mothers.
They are not banning hairstyles or wigs, they're getting rid of black man's natural hair
That man on the tv is on old faction teacher
My child was denied the privilege to attend class because of a fade
I think girls can wear braids but it cannot be very long it could be at shoulder height
Let them wear them hair how them want because nuff pickney a go school and them don't go to learn nothing so give them another distraction to fight over hair style in school
Only in Jamaica
True true true
Children should dress like children and the principals should teach the children to starts adjusting their classmates has Mr and miss so when they when the children go out in the working world not having problems
Society acceptance is truly out of touch as there are base on particular situations which are so confusing and misleading.
I do think the female students should wear braid there should be a limit and I think it should only be black and no other colour and the school will pick the limit for it
Your hair is apart of a person's growth i cant see the why there should be a problem
Men in three piece suits looking like a woman with long braided hair all of a sudden men want to look feminine
Hygienic is the only concern .
While I think some of rules needs some updating, it should not be ignored that some of these schoolboys looks like they in a dancehall/rap video and schoolgirls looks like they're vying for the next wap video. Last time I check, schools and educational institutions have dress code and yes they should be followed. There's are those styles that are 2 faddish and makes us ask what is this student and us as a wider society promoting. As a boy, if the girl in front of me cheeks and peaks are showing I'll be distracted, and so let's keeps it pg. Boys in ultra fashionable clothing and clothing that's exposing him no matter how simple is sending a signal. Total distraction for school. Also allow them to do whatever in school and then they start telling employers anything goes.
The problem with Jamaica we want to live like other countries...
Dress code in school should be very strict children should not just do has they want in school has they done in their home no jewelry for girls nor boys long dress I think so of theses parents that having their under age girls sleeping with man in their home it’s wrong
Nothing beats gud morals children should remain as children so wen they get big they would fit in society
I agreed with 100%,lock Dem out ,skl a skl . children must follow rules ❗❗
Since when did the hair on your head constitute morality? Many people fit in society already with all sorts of styles of hair. Children are already a part of society and they fit in perfectly. Your hair is not what determines how well you integrate into a society, your actions and how you think determines it. Why must schools get that unchecked right to punish children for their hair? Why won't schools focus on more important issues like school renovation, and teachers. Many students enter and leave school with many subjects with their hair looking 'unkempt'. Stop abusing your power as adults and allow children to to express themselves.
Dion Jackson sell out Jamaica only interested in topics that are hot topics years now we asking for a meeting with the NHT to discuss the issues Jamaicans are facing
I don't have a problem with it if it's well groomed, because all of that is personality in the making, and one must not be denied any chance for personality development
personality in school defeats the purpose of learning. may as well start teaching gender theory.
I stand with the principal...we are hiding behind bigger things are there to focus on all those bigger things we're once small and grown to what they are so will these do what they like ..going right back to children wanting to do as they please in their family ect. Order and standards is a must in successful country..
Next time you must a barber on the show sometime
The Root of all of this is not accepting your own Race😭
If your hair is not for religious purposes - hell no. Discipline has to start somewhere and especially as school
@Sportzabove i can understand what you are saying but everybody is a rasta and persons who can't follow a simple hair rules and policies will never make it in life
My business how me wear me hair.....students can wear their braid r cream...r bead their hair...
If the children is a rasta they should have the right to wear their hair
Not when you are a student who sign on to a dress and appearance code or an employee at certain companies interacting with customers. If you want to look like old Nayga, do so in your ghetto.
Who are you guys to dictate to parents on what they should do with their child/Ren? I have religious beliefs and both my son's have earrings. Kids should be allowed to wear their hair however they want without stereotype or bash for it. After all it's a free world. We still have this mindset that our colonizers impose on us while they let their kids wear their hair however and give parents the rights if their a religious belief...
You are wrong. Kids must be trained from their are young. If you set no standards, kids will have no boundaries to keep them in line. You will reap the consequences later, and you will be sorry.
@jennraff5173 who are you to tell me how to raise my children? Lmao that's why there are so many of you out here act the way you act because you guys live by what your masters say.. I refuse to let anyone dictate to me how to live or raise my children. Have a wonderful day
@@waynenation678I like your comments.
I think Jamaica is still living under the old slaves masters rules. This is the year 2023 and they are still thinking negative.
When children go to school they go to learn and their hair styles shouldn't be an issue. I am happy we don't deal or discriminate against those issues in the UK
@sylvesterwade9321 If having Godly standards and principles means that I'm negative, then I am happy remaining negative.
@sylvesterwade9321 that's what I'm saying jamaica is so stuck in the past with the mindset of a colonizer. I'm in the USA born and raised in Jamaica. That makes me less of a jamaican but I refuse to raise my 4 kids based off what society says. I'm doing what I believe in and how I see fit. My kids wearing earrings or jewelry don't define who they'll be in the future, so much other important stuff to pay attention to but they worried about how parents dress their kids? Infrastructures, climate control, economy stability, jobs etc needs the most attention. They putting their energy in the wrong places
Jamaica failing school system has mastered putting out well groomed cruffs... hair well groomed and nothing in the head. most students can not read and write at their grade
Darien, please. Braid? Seriously?
Rules are rules, and every student ought to adhere to it. Schools help to groom children who are being prepared for the professional workforce. And schools are not fashion shops to display their lifestyle. The rebel will, however, say they can attend school however they choose. This aught not to be 😮
No one is saying that....What I understand people to be saying is: FOCUS MUCH MORE on LEARNING, CRITICAL THINKING and BEHAVIOR!!
The Orlando Patterson Report and the Rae Davis Report tell us that the education system needs serious overhaul to address the thousands of students leaving each level of the system who are not ready for the next level.
Try to REASON (especially in Standard English) with a typical Jamaican high school graduate and you will see what should be the focus!
Some rules are nonsense, there were also "rules" saying slaves should obey their masters , where would we be now if everyone had conformed? These idiots always concern themselves with the insignificant things. There are no hairstyle guide in the most progressive countries, just check Europe.
From the show theme music to their opinions…. Everything in this segment is dated
Jamaicans are getting slack. so it's everyone else in the commonwealth. dress code is probably one contributing reason why Jamaicans are the most successful black people outside the island.
All foolishness! Goweh 😮
Major in our minor!
Boys should keep it short and simple. Spending a bunch of time and effort on hair is a total waste. Time that could be spent on something more productive such as learning. We spend far too much time on low value activities that brings no tangible benefit in the end.
It doesn't even take that long to plait someone's hair what could they do in that time? Schools could get a lot more done if they stopped trying to dictate children's hair. You can focus on your hair and learn at the same time
Principals should let all children participate in conducting devotions in the morning everyday a different class participate and parents should send their kids to church
Jamaicans stop saying tall hair, say long. gosh! Jamaica is hot so insects can live in dread locks. I would not want to live with any rasta person.
There most be rules in the school
A Jamaican alone.. u can't wear braids
Sir the government should not have a say ,but the government pays for so much children through the PATH ,yuh is a hypocrite,children should look like children, what is all this?
Jamaican we don't have a education system what we have is just something. Jamaican did you are listen to old pm Bruce talking about primary and secondary education in Jamaica. His saying we just give dem something to do in the early yrs with no return. We are lacking in technology higher education so one thing Jamaican can do is change the system of 6 form to 12 grade and junior colleges instead of 6 forms. These junior colleges students received a associate degree. Only in math science accounting/finance, lp nursing/dental hygiene, science of electronic mathematic meaning to create and fixed machinery and sports techniques
One wear is or her hair naturally without fear of anything.locks Plat or normal that just hair it's not what make you a person thing or giant hair comes in many shape styles or patterns and all of this come from the African tribes bllllloooodddd
You really say religious mam ? You said boys facial hair should be groomed, well what about a youth embraced Rastafari as his religion? Make up your mind
His beard should be lowly trimmed and not look like some wild beast, ok.
@@misterlexx2721 real Rastafarian don't groom facial hair for your information.
Do your hair have anything to do with learning. Jamaican with all.of dis Jamaican still.have the lowest bachelor and masters degree in the carribean and in America. Jamaican our education is very very poor