“Transforming the Classrooms in the 21st Century” was the theme under which Education Month 2013 was launched yesterday on the lawns of the Region Six Department of Education.Senior Officials: DRExO Mr. Imran Ally; Vice- Chairman,jerseys nfl wholesale, Mr. Bhupaul Jhagroo and new Regional Education Officer,CHeap NFL Jerseys China, Ms. Jaikishun.The event was attended by school children, teachers, senior officials of the Ministry of Education and Regional officials.Region Six Chairman, David Armogan,Jerseys NFL China, stated that the theme is important because whatever takes place in the classroom “is fundamental to what generally takes place in the education system.”He urged that the classroom be transformed in such a way to make learning easier for students “and learning can be made easier quite rightly by the gadgets—computers and other gadgets…but one of the things I read—someone did a research and they were able to prove that teachers who have a stronger relationship with their students – classroom relationships—those students tend to perform better by having a closer rapport.”He noted that teachers also have a role to ensure that they create a conducive learning atmosphere in the classroom. “You’re not going there as a policeman to threaten children or as a person with salts and senna pod to the students to frighten them away; you’re going there to ensure that the environment is conducive to learning and you make students comfortable.”Armogan urged those teachers with “antagonistic attitudes” in the classroom to put those behaviours behind “.? Some of our teachers—and I know they are doing these things in the training colleges—are trained in the modern way to deal with students.”“Long gone are the days of the whip. Some people say bring back the whip but the United Nations (UN) and other countries are saying that the days of the whip are over. We haven’t completely abandoned it in Guyana but we have limited its use.“We have to create different kinds of atmospheres in the classroom so students feel free to express themselves and have a better atmosphere of learning. Only under these conditions we will be able to do better in our school systems.”The Chairman alluded to the scarcity of men in the education system and urged that research be done to find out why this has been happening and why the girls are outperforming the boys in the various schools and at various exams.New Regional Education Officer, Ms. Volika Jaikishun, highlighted the upcoming events for Education Month in Berbice. There will be classroom competitions at various schools; a series of face- the- community meetings; truancy campaigns; impromptu speech competitions; and a Reading Tent and Exhibition at JC ChandisinghA section of the gathering at Education Month launch in BerbiceThe Regional Teachers’ Choir performing yesterday.Secondary tarmac.She added that on Monday,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, there will be a significant event— Reading time at 11:00 hrs in all the schools “where everyone will read for at least fifteen minutes in keeping with International Literacy Day and ‘Give-a-Book’.To end the month, there will be the finals of the JOF Haynes Debating Competition.Other speakers who addressed the launch were: Ms. Janice John,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, IDCE Resident Tutor; Mr. Imran Ally- Deputy Regional Executive Officer; and Ms. Catherine Archer- Former District Education Officer.The programme was chaired by District Education Officer,Discount Football Jerseys, Mr. Claude Johnson.