Government ‘undermining’ smart economy
Debating motions on the Junior Certificate curriculum and the teaching of science, ASTI education officer Moira Leydon said: “There is the strongest evidence to say that the curriculum is being narrowed seriously.”
She claimed subjects such as German, physics and music were being dropped, while some schools now had fifth and sixth year engineering and physics students being taught in the same class. A recent survey had shown that 9% of schools have dropped physics, while a further 5% have dropped chemistry. In addition, half of schools surveyed were unhappy with their laboratories, and 90% wanted more lab prep time.
