Government ‘undermining’ smart economy [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 08 April 2010
THE "smart economy" sought by Government is being seriously undermined by its own policies and education cutbacks.
Debating motions on the Junior Certificate curriculum and the teaching of science, ASTI education officer Moira Leydon said: "There is the strongest evidence to say that the curriculum is being narrowed seriously."
Michael O’Neill, from New Ross, said: "We have a duty to show up this Government, who talk about the smart economy, but who don’t fund it."
Another speaker likened the teaching of fifth and sixth classes simultaneously as "a return to the Dark Ages."
Full Story: www.irishexaminer.com
