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by Séan Ó Murchú PRO - MacCurtain/McSwiney Cumann Republican Sinn Féin Cork
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Jump To Comment: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"ook at the overall figures for irish pass/fail in the lc."
Are they that different than English and Maths?
one case is not a statistical universe. fair dues to you but i think my case stands. look at the overall figures for irish pass/fail in the lc.
i am not against the irish language, i think the spelling and grammar needs to be reformed and stanndardised. bilingualism and voluntary irish after the JC is the way forward.
Pat,
I actually received a B3 in Irish for my Leaving Cert last year, at Higher level. However, I failed Ordinary level English and I have to repeat it this year at School. What you said about people not being able to scrape a pass in LC Irish is ridiculous. There are people struggling to scrape a pass in LC English you know.... Since this is an Irish Educational system, Irish deserves to be retained since its our countrys language and foreign languages like French and English should not be allowed to overwrite our own language. What next? Will Arabic language be allowed to overwrite the Irish language once English does so?
As a Republican, for once I find myself in agreement with Enda. Comoulsary Irish has not worked. Students who excel at other subjects often scrape a pass in LC Irish. I dont think this means the teachers are at fault rather it is the methodology through which the curriculum is prepared. Maybe there is a need for updating the Irish language , get rid of arbitary grammar rules.
Pearse described the education system imposed on Ireland as a murdermachine. Well those who have forced Irish down our throats for the last 80 yrs have created a murdermachine, one which has muredered the Irish Language. I doubt if Peasrse would have looked with favour on this.
Voluntary Irish and Biligualism and modernisation of the Irish Language are the way forward.
Arse to an An Phoblacht.
I can, and do, absolutely stand behind supporting the language especially in state-education without having anything to do with that publication.
No, straight from the opinion of most of the Irish people actually...
Straight from an phoblacht!
AN OUTRAGEOUS PROPOSAL BY ENDA KENNY.
He must wan't to destroy our native language as well as our culture. He should have proposed doing the Junior Cert and going to School to be made optional as well, why not?! He will regret making this fatal proposal because it will turn voters backs on him. I am not from an Irish speaking background myself but as an Irish citizen, I think that as it stands, the Irish language is hanging on for its dear life. But if it were to be taken away from the Education syllabus altogether as what Enda Kenny is proposing, it would vanish almost immediately.
What harm does education do? I think that the syllabus needs to be changed to improve the way its taught but simply abolishing it from the School course is an absolutely crazy idea.