Home ec questions ‘relevant and topical’

SOME of the 21,000 Junior Certificate home economics students reached the end of their exams with papers that were considered fair yesterday afternoon.

Maura McCaul, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) subject spokeswoman, said the higher-level paper had questions on relevant and topical course areas, such as obesity, aerobic exercise and positive mental attitude, while the typical nutritional value comparison about blackcurrants and apples was something most candidates should have been well prepared for.

She thought students should also have liked straightforward questions about the role of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) and about smoking.