The Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries is pleased to announce Mjolnir Messiah as Antigua and Barbuda’s most outstanding student in the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.
Messiah, a former student of St. Joseph’s Academy sat and passed 21 subjects, securing 16 Grade Ones and 5 Grade Twos.
Director of Education, Clare Browne, on Thursday morning contacted Mjolnir’s mother Natasha Messiah with the exciting news and conveyed congratulations on behalf of the Ministry.
“I am thrilled to applaud Mr. Mjolnir Messiah on his outstanding achievement at the 2020 CSEC examinations. Make no mistake about it, even as I celebrate with him today, I make bold to say that I expect to hear of his non-stop advancement well into the far flung future,” Mr. Browne stated.
“I applaud his parents whose love and support have assisted in creating that enabling environment that has propelled him to this academic apex.”
The faculty of St. Joseph’s Academy has also been singled out by the director for the role it has played in Mr. Messiah’s achievements.
“SJA has maintained an academic excellence and competitive will, which have placed it among the top secondary institutions in Antigua and Barbuda and the region. Without a doubt, SJA has continued to impact the educational landscape of our nation in indelible ways,” Director Clare Browne declared.
Mjolnir Messiah is currently enrolled in the baccalaureate programme offered by Island Academy.
J’Shawni Vickery of St. Joseph’s Academy was named most outstanding student in second place and Ajonte Josiah, Baptist Academy of Antigua in third place.
The CSEC modified examinations were administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) from 13thJuly to 4th August, 2020.
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He is named Mjolnir Messiah after all, he has come to deliver and provide blessings to his people. Congratulations to him.
Congrats to Mr Messiah.
This kid is bright. He will pass 30 subjects if he took that many.
But we have to understand that he is unusual.
There is no need for students to be taking that large number of subjects. It is unnecessary. It causes a lot of troubles for many other students whose parents are forcing them to be another Messiah. These students usually end up with all types of mental problems.
Allowing a kid to be writing 12 to 21 subjects shows a deficiency in the current CXC system for examinations. Most of them cram for these subjects and don’t have a clue what they are about one month after the exam. The whole exam system looks like a pappyshow, and confirms the thought that it is all about the dollars. Parents, even teachers, ease up on the children. Stop forcing them to take subjects that they can’t handle just because if they pass you will look good. Let them focus on what they can handle. It is not about you. You are not sitting in that exam room with the pressures.
Stop living your life through your children. One thing that comes to mind. Is Mr Messiah well rounded? Does he play any sport with any degree of proficiency? Has he enjoyed his school life, or was he chained to his books?
Just asking.
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