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What’s the talk of education?
Rules for university must be applied

LEFTFIELD:AS READERS of The Irish Times know, there have been serious differences of opinion recently about the structure of Irish higher education. Put briefly, a number of institutes of technology – possibly all of them, by the time you read this – have declared in clusters that they are seeking a new status, that of a “technological university”.
A parent writes

TO BE HONEST: An unheard voice in education:I’ve put more than one child through the Junior Cert and I have one more waiting in the wings. I must admit that I am following the reform process with trepidation. All the talk about critical-thinking skills, continuous assessment and self-directed learning is, frankly, making me nervous.

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Articles from The Irish Times - Education

Chatterbox

What’s the talk of education?
Rules for university must be applied

LEFTFIELD:AS READERS of The Irish Times know, there have been serious differences of opinion recently about the structure of Irish higher education. Put briefly, a number of institutes of technology – possibly all of them, by the time you read this – have declared in clusters that they are seeking a new status, that of a “technological university”.
A parent writes

TO BE HONEST: An unheard voice in education:I’ve put more than one child through the Junior Cert and I have one more waiting in the wings. I must admit that I am following the reform process with trepidation. All the talk about critical-thinking skills, continuous assessment and self-directed learning is, frankly, making me nervous.

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