Irish Independent – Why do we put young people through cruel Leaving Cert’, asks director of principals group
Irish Independent – Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Katherine Donnelly, Education News
Why do we put young people through cruel Leaving Cert’, asks director of principals group
NAPD figure calls for swift move away from ‘out of date’ exams structure
A leader of a post-primary principals organisation has hit out at the “cruel” Leaving Cert, asking “why who do we continue to do this to our young people?”.
As more than 60,000 students brace for their exam results on Friday, Paul Crone is calling for “meaningful change” in how school leavers are assessed.
“Why does Irish society still subject our teenagers to this cruel, all-or-nothing, and ultimately out-of-date terminal set of exams – a set of exams that we recognise as no longer fit for purpose?” he said.