Jennifer Horgan: Students pushed into shameful points lottery that defines who they become

Last year’s Leaving Cert students are waking to more inflated grades in an already grotesquely distorted system. File photo: RollingNews.ie
It’s not ideal — working in a system you’ve lost faith in. I’m a teacher of current Leaving Cert students who doesn’t believe in the Leaving Cert. But then again, I’m an educator with a passion for education. The Leaving Cert has very little to do with education.
Last year’s Leaving Cert students are waking to more inflated grades in an already grotesquely distorted system. This year’s results have been artificially inflated by approximately 7.9%.