Education in Ireland? |
| Published: December 20, 2007, 10:15 am |
| Tags: dublin west, national, water charges mary hanafin education in ireland spec, ireland, hypocrisy, bastards, school water charges |
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We pride ourselves in Ireland of having a top class education system."Experts" maintain that we shouldn't be too worried about the building boom collapsing, because our real strength is our knowledge, our graduates, our people.Various people have been questioning these facts recently.Let's see, take a look at the primary (compulsory schooling) sector...Mary Hanafin, T.D. Minister of Education and Science talks a damn good talk, but that's all it is - talk.Remember when she promised to double the capitation grants paid to schools? Easter 2007 that was. INTO Congress actually - where she did NOT get a standing ovation, remember, but some journalists claimed that she did. Less than 8 months later and that promise was shown to be a complete lie.Remember the class size protests we had all of...Bumbling Bertie bumbles water charges 'political quote'Water Charges Fiasco is an Unnecessary Burden for Schools Joan Burton, TD for Dublin West in Dail EireannSee 2 more posts on this [ Full article ] |
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