Author name: Professor Canute Thompson

I watched with gut-wrenching pain, the horror stories of people whose homes were damaged by the torrential rains in Kingston on Friday, September 19, 2025.  The videos of cars being washed away and bundled together in flooded roads were scary. It is well-known that nature expresses her wrath ever so often.  As a real estate developer and […]

Public service is an honourable endeavour and those who engage, or aspire to engage, therein, are to be commended and supported on all fronts, provided their activities are legal and ethical, and advance the public’s best interests.  In many cases, engagement in public service requires that one choose a political side, although many public servants do

In the previous article we examined the genesis of the journey, information gathered from research and the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on CXC preparations. In this second piece we will be examining the methodologies that were applied, and how learning challenges were bridged for the students’ development in preparation for CXC. Policy recommendations

This is a two-part article. The first segment will discuss the genesis of the journey, the type of research conducted and the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. The second instalment will examine the methodologies that were applied, and how learning challenges were bridged for the students’ development in preparation for Caribbean Examinations Council Examinations

Let me begin with a self-statement. I am 62 years old and feel as strong as when I was in my twenties.  In most areas of activity (physical and intellectual), I exercise strength and agility. My workday typically starts at 4:00 a.m. and ends after 10: 00 p.m. Over the last thirty years, I have been

Speaking at the Annual General Meeting and Research Symposium of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers in August 2025, I proposed that Jamaica’s high stakes examination be abolished and replaced with an assessment system rooted in individual assessments using the growth-focused and milestone-sensitive evaluation system called the Individualised Learning Plans (ILPs). The Primary Exit Profile

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are not necessarily the views of the owner of the Leadership Reimagination website. As an educator, my mind is wired for rubrics. A rubric lays out the criteria, sets the expectations, and establishes how success will be measured. It is a contract between the teacher and the student: “This

As a student of leadership, I am always looking for lessons from the issues which confront organisations and societies.  Indeed, my upcoming 2026 book is titled: Leadership Opportunities: Policy and Development Implications from Jamaica’s Recent Experiences. The underlying philosophy of looking for lessons, is rooted in something my parents taught me, namely that sitting down and crying when

I am on record as being a supporter of mandatory voting as a feature of Jamaica’s democracy. I make the case in my 2018 book, Leadership and Governance in Jamaica: Towards a Better Society.  My argument was made, in part, in the context of a strategy to weaken the hold of political garrisons on the Jamaican electoral

The recent coverage  by the Jamaica Observer of the Ministry of Education’s announcement that over 2,000 teachers have been “granted” leave for the 2025–2026 academic year presents a worrying narrative. By framing the approval of leave as an act of generosity, the Ministry and by extension, the media risks undermining the rights of teachers and distracting the public