Leaving Cert should be more than just a memory test

Young Scientist and Google Science Fair winner Sophie Healy-Thow tweeted this week about her frustration with the Leaving Cert. Here she expands on her opinion about state exams

The Leaving Certificate as it is now is broadly an academic programme and the exam can be described as ‘fair’ in that it is anonymous.

However, I do not feel that the system is the best way to measure the development of a teenager’s potential.