Jomar Clue, the top-performing grade six student at Glenmuir Preparatory School, attributes his near-perfect scores in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations to his parents’ strict rule of “no phones or gadgets on weekdays”.
His overall score of 391.7, out of a possible 400, has earned him a place at the nearby Glenmuir High School in May Pen, Clarendon.
Jomar’s mom, Alethea Clue, told The Gleaner that she was elated, excited, and thankful to God that the strategy she and her husband, George, implemented paid off.
“In terms of balancing, he has a very rigid pattern at home … . In terms of the telephone and games, he does not get that in the week, so he knows that in the week, it is homework, it’ is assignments, extracurricular activities at school,” Alethea said.
“In terms of his gadgets, he will get those on Friday evenings, and they’re taken back at 9 o’clock, and he’ll get them back on Sunday [morning], and the gadgets will be taken again on Sunday evening so that he can focus on school Monday to Friday,” the mom said of the strategy…read more