Would you send your kid to your old secondary school?

stovelid

Do you remember the old one on Armagh Road? I went there breifly in the early 80s before my parents moved to Tallaght and I hated it too. Violent brothers, sh*t teachers, the lot.

exCrumlinBoyo wrote:

Most defiantly not me thinks. I went to the CBS on Captains road in Crumlin and as much as I enjoyed my time there, some of the teachers were pure muck. Man I don’t know how some of them became teachers at all. Some were plain dumb, some just had no passion for teaching, and some did. Say out of about 20 teachers I had in my time there, maybe 3 had an impression on me, by that I mean that they actually cared about their job and responsibility. The other 17 were made up of Muppets who, to this day, I don’t know how or why they ended up as teachers or made it into that profession. Maybe they were full of life starting the job as a teacher and as time went by they got the stuffing knocked out of them and ended up not giving a fcuk.

The answer to the OP question is most defiantly no. Sure the CBS on Captains is now closed, which is typical of the times today.

I live in the states and I am not entirely sure about the school system over here, public in anyway. It makes our school system look like its light years ahead, and that will tell you something.

My son will be ready for School next year and I will be sending him Private. If I was back home, it would be public, but not my old school.

fish-head

thebaz wrote:

I spent a couple of years there also -- wasn't academic so i didn't really fit in and had to leave !
Found it a bit posh for my liking , but i hear its changed a bit now -- Sports was my saviour and i enjoyed the rugby , but I missed soccer -- can't have everything !

That's funny you should say that, I couldn't have been less academic yet I fit right in. I only really got my arse in gear towards the end of 6th year..

thebaz

fish-head wrote:

That's funny you should say that, I couldn't have been less academic yet I fit right in. I only really got my arse in gear towards the end of 6th year..

I heard its changed a bit , but i'd a few run ins with a few teachers, as you do , when you start developing a taste for women and booze , and Latin and Greek were not top of my priorities. But if you are academic its a good school , personally i think a mixed school is best :cool:
Thinking back i never really fitted in , all my mates went to other schools, and believe the school could have done with a wider social mix , rather than than D4 / D6 male stereotype .

sunnyjim

jsb wrote:

Ard scoil Ris on griffith Ave and like Mrs Doyle the standards seem to slip pretty quick soon after, so hmmmmm there may some enviromental shift on griffith ave that made all the kids little brats

What?! When did you finish? I left 3 years ago, my bro finished this summer. Fantastic school. I'll send my kids there no matter what.

Someone holds it in high regard anyway... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardscoil_R%C3%ADs

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maryfield college, drumcondra

yeah i'd definitely send them there, good school, good atmosphere, good teachers, overall a pretty good education!

Although there does eem to be an increase in skangers in the lower years, but im sure thats probably what the 6th years thought when i was in 1st year

Discord Manson

Terenure College and no fkn way. Terrible, terrible school.

CheersDarlin'

Andrews in Blackrock.
Definitely, its a great school.

AbusesToilets

Belvo in the city.Great school,very open,lots of facilities.Plus it's in the city.Jesuits have left for the most part though Jesuits = Jedis - Force powers

Kingsize

Belcamp College malahide road - A School from the 30's with 50's religious ethos & 60's facilities in the late 80's.My mother wouldnt let me leave but she didn't send my younger bro there either
Same as a lot of people here teachers were a collection of wasters & Perverts With a few decent heads thrown in although there was a fair amount of scum attending the school which i'd imagine is part of the reason why some of the teachers were repeatedly late on Monday mornings.
Think its closing down but I'd only send my kids there with a zippo & a petrol can

CrowdedHouse

Can't,it's now a furniture store !

(CBS Roscrea)

monkeyfudge

coolsmileygirl wrote:

First I went to Mercy College in Coolock from 1997 to 2000 If there was 10 girl's who I started 1st Year with who weren't pregnant or on their 2nd Child by now I'd die of shock

I went across the road to Channel College untill they kicked me out. Terrible place full of scumbag priests that beat and bully the students... I don't think they have the priests teaching there anymore... but the do still have one teacher there is absolutely terrible and highly irrational. I was talking to someone who has their son in there at the moment and is having exactly all the same problems I had with her back when I was there. It's amusing to read all the negative comments for her on ratemyteacher.ie

Then I went to Colaiste Dhulaigh which was actually pretty good and the teachers tended to have a bit more respect for the students... I did have big problems with one of the teachers there too though... but there's a whole big rich back story to that one...

Kevo

St Andrews in Booterstown.
Its a brilliant school. My biggest regret is leaving to go to the institute.:mad:

JC 2K3

Colaiste Eoin - definately yes. I'm in 6th year now.

Great mix of people, new school and hall only built 3 years ago which means the most modern facilities, great sense of school spirit(Although I have to admit it is declining slightly as the school is getting bigger), exceptional academic and sporting record, you get all the benefits of single sex AND mixed education, mostly very good teachers and Irish becomes an easy B1-A1 in the LC rather than something to hate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colaiste_eoin

dazberry

DublinWriter wrote:

I wouldn't send my kids to my old secondary schools in Dublin 13 and Dublin 5 respectively (won't say which ones) because in hindsight the teachers there, well, basically weren't.

I went to Ard Scoile La Salle (aka De La Salle) in Raheny, D5. Wouldn't wish that 5 years of misery on anyone.

D.

Pigman II

St. Kevins CBS.

Wouldn't send my kids there. Full of scumbags students and apathetic teachers. Pupils would treat you like a freak if you showed any interest or desire to achieve. Same went for the teachers. If you were a teacher starting there and you didn't immediately act like you were a warden in a borstal you'd be branded weak and a **** and you'd never recover control over those who you were teaching.

I think this disrespect got to the (probably once idealistic?) teachers and the majority of didn't give a **** either. The general vibe off the staff was that as long as they were doing ok in the Soccer and GAA Football it didn't matter a jot that half the pupils were dropping out after the Junior and the rest were left to walk totally unprepared into the Leaving cert like it was a turkey shoot.

It was on the news recently as an example of a deprived school so I guess nothing much has changed since I left. On the plus side the did manage to get rid of the last reminants of the Christian Brothers during my time there.

Sad Professor

exCrumlinBoyo wrote:

Most defiantly not me thinks. I went to the CBS on Captains road in Crumlin and as much as I enjoyed my time there, some of the teachers were pure muck. Man I don’t know how some of them became teachers at all.

Yeah, I did my junior in the CBS on Captain's Rd. What a kip! Agree completely about the teachers, total morons for the most part. Although I had a really brilliant teacher in 1st year but he left after a year. Irish teacher used to tell us to draw pictures!!!! for 3 years until a few weeks before the Junior Cert. And I don't have many pleasant memories of the other students either, I'm afraid.

I did my Leaving cert in Lucan Community College. Not sure if its still as good but it was great when I was there. A few lazy teachers but the good ones more than made up for it. I don't have kids but if I did I wouldn't hesitate to send them there.

Ravelleman

Sandford Park, Ranelagh.

Most definitely. It's a wonderful school.

cyberspi

went to a small town school in Co. Limerick. I was in an all girls primary and then went to a mixed secondary in another town. at the time I left I wouldn't let my neighbour send her daughter there, it was a complete dive, with teachers who were just their to pick up the payslips, however 10 years later I'd rate it as the top school in the co. and would make every effort to get my kids in there. its amazing what a difference a change in principal can make. personally I think a child should go to a school that is somewhat local so they can know the nieghbours, meet up easily with friends over the summer etc. it should be a mixed school and should not just have an acedemic emphasis, i.e. team work, mixing with peers and sports are just as important in building a well rounded adult

snickerpuss

I went to Manor House in Raheny. Its a good school, like you'd probably do well if you went there but it was way too strict about pointless rules for me.
I recommended to my cousin to go there and she loves it. I wouldn't care if they went there or not.