Maths can, and should be, treated the same as any other Leaving Cert subject

Offering 25 bonus points for any student achieving a D grade or higher in honours maths was a risky educational experiment.

In the market of buyers and sellers of CAO points, the laws of supply and demand come in to effect. On the demand side, naturally more students will go for honours maths since the points in this subject are now cheaper than any other subject. 125 for the price of a 100! 85 for the price of 60!

For students strong in maths this is a no-brainer. Yes please. Yes, give me 25 more points. I am brilliant at maths. I am a better and more deserving person than Ms X and Mr Y (who are, admittedly, strong on things I generally run a mile from: the poetry of Sylvia Plath, taking the lead role in the school’s production of Hamlet and creating an artwork).