Crazy points system means we have lots of square pegs in round holes

Ryle Dwyer

Sat, 20 Aug, 2005 - 01:00
Ryle Dwyer

Our educational system has been modernised since I sat the Leaving Certificate in 1963.

While studying European history in the United States, one of my professors remarked that in the 1500s there was an emphasis on the classics in education.

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