Bad teachers at the root of maths problem

I READ recently that the failure rate for Project Maths students had halved.

Right. So the new course is twice as easy? Now, according to the Dublin Institute of Technology, a failing E grade in Leaving Cert honours maths has become the new D.

Do these people have any idea of how just how weak a student must be to achieve an E after two years of study? How on earth does this represent an improvement in our maths skills?