Students’ best efforts sabotaged by arbitrary and unfair points system

DID you find yourself listening to the radio with a grin on your face the other day?

I know I did. I was on the road a lot, and as usual when I have a long journey to make I found myself flicking through the various news channels on the radio. And everywhere, it was great news. It’s not often, these days, that the news on the radio makes you smile.

All over the place, there were reports from outside schools as students were getting their Leaving Cert results. There seemed to be very little doubt that the class of 2010 had good reason to be pleased with themselves, and their parents proud of them.