Education Minister Quinn promises ‘radical education reform’ [siliconrepublic.com]
- Published: 14 September 2011
Ireland's Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has called for radical reform of the education system with a new structure that moves away from the outmoded by-rote system to one that recognises 21st-century critical and creative thinking.
The much-needed education system reform will begin with the Junior Cert and may eventually extend to reforming the outmoded points system for third level.
Congratulating the 57,000 Junior Cert Students who received their results today, Quinn said: “The educational journey starts in pre-school but as a result of the points system, creative thinking is replaced by memory recall.
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