How are the schools in Jamaica?
Ms. Thing: Well, I got a good education, for real. I used to go to Tivoli Gardens High School. My favorite subject is definitely English. I’m not really the math type. I couldn’t finish school, though, because I had to go on tour. So I took evening classes on the side. Now I’m all done. Education is really good, you understand me? Young girls, when they’re not educated, they do the things you’re not supposed to be doing. You see them selling their bodies or whatever. Let’s say you could talk to your unborn son right now. What would you say to properly educate him? First, I would tell him that school is a must, right? I’ll be behind him like a hawk. Here in Jamaica, it’s harder to get a job if you’re a boy. And as a man, if you don’t have a job, you might go kill and steal to get whatever you want. Three-quarters of the men don’t have a good education here, so they drop out and do bad things like stealing, hanging around and smoking marijuana, because they have nothing more productive t
