"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.”
The Prime Minister of Jamaica the Most Hon. Andrew Holness recently declared lockdowns in Jamaica for 3 days; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday since August 22, 2021. However, many Jamaicans for some reason don't seem to understand what a lockdown entails. Apparently, there are so many persons who are non-essential workers who feel that they are allowed to roam the streets. The level of indiscipline among Jamaicans will never get us to advance to higher standards on any level. During the Lockdown, making time to socialize with family has become my priority. Since many of us are busy with going to work, engaging in different projects, attending church and making time for leisure activities we have little time to listen to the concerns of our own family. Bonding with your family is key even if it means connecting with them via technology makes a huge difference. There are family members who are ill and are awaiting appointment for surgery, some family members are depressed because t...
When you think of the word intelligence what thoughts often come to your mind? A parent might think how smart the child is or isn’t. Educators might think what areas are the students able to excel in the best. The average person might think to be ‘head smart’ and not ‘book smart’ is all that is needed to survive. Psychologist Robert Sternberg defined intelligence as "the mental abilities necessary for adaptation to, as well as shaping and selection of, any environmental context (1997, p. 1). But let us look at the word intelligence again and reflect on when you were going to elementary school and there were many subjects you excelled at until you transitioned into high school and then a number of those subjects became more complicated. Needless to say, some of the new subjects you started learning became very exciting for some while others wished they never heard of foreign languages or physics. All brains are designed to perform at the level of intelligence which it was created...
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