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Institute of Education in Dublin....

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  • #32
    D.R cowboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭D.R cowboy


    nicola09 wrote: »
    Well... I went to a public school :rolleyes: but it's a myth that only the fee paying schools can get the high points. We all sit the same exams after all!:)[/QUOTEt

    Check the research and statistics:rolleyes:
    and please keep your uneducated public views to yourself ;)


  • #33
    D.R cowboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭D.R cowboy


    Denerick wrote: »
    Fixed your spelling and grammar for you.

    Never touch my spelling or grammar again or you will be sorry :mad:

    People like you should stay on the side you were put!!


  • #34
    PARARORY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 294 ✭✭PARARORY


    D.R cowboy
    what is your problem with grind schools?, If I ever became a teacher I would love to work in a grind school or a private school , so i would not have to deal with scumbags causing trouble everyday

    I feel the same way - not out of snobbery though. I've been in both a public and private school. The students had much more respect for the teachers in the private one and it was a completely different atmosphere in the classroom.

    Also the amount of resources available to the teachers in the private school were great - computers , projecters etc...

    In the public school one or two students did what they wanted and weren't afraid of being punished so the whole class suffered. In the private school - no shít was taken at all and people like that were dealt with immediatley!


  • #35
    Dr D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 49 ✭Dr D


    PARARORY wrote: »
    I feel the same way - not out of snobbery though. I've been in both a public and private school. The students had much more respect for the teachers in the private one and it was a completely different atmosphere in the classroom.

    Also the amount of resources available to the teachers in the private school were great - computers , projecters etc...

    In the public school one or two students did what they wanted and weren't afraid of being punished so the whole class suffered. In the private school - no shít was taken at all and people like that were dealt with immediatley!

    It's funny, I had the opposite experience, with some (admittedly limited) time in a private school the behavior was a lot worse, but I spent the bulk of my school time up until this year in a public school in what would be considered a ''rough'' area, and while there were troublemakers, they were suspended and eventually expelled with in a year, and our class was great- everyone got on and there was no hassle.

    I also agree with Denerick in that the degree factory mentality, while made necessary due to competition, is a really bad thing that I think harms people going into University. Sure, I may not have gotten 6 A1s or anything, but I'm more proud of myself for doing the bulk of the work by my own volition than having it spoonfed to me in study guides and revision plans.


  • #36
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    Well... I went to a public school :rolleyes: but it's a myth that only the fee paying schools can get the high points. We all sit the same exams after all!:)[/QUOTEt

    Check the research and statistics:rolleyes:
    and please keep your uneducated public views to yourself ;)
    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    Never touch my spelling or grammar again or you will be sorry :mad:

    People like you should stay on the side you were put!!

    Banned!

    Justice, at last. \:D/ Party at mine.


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  • #37
    goreyguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭goreyguy


    it sucked


  • #38
    michele28564
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭michele28564


    Thanks DR Cowboy - you have put my mind at rest somewhat despite all the other comments mad speaking against the institute. Hope you did well and got your college choice. Thanks again


  • #39
    theowen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭theowen


    michele28564 wrote: »
    Thanks DR Cowboy - you have put my mind at rest somewhat despite all the other comments mad speaking against the institute. Hope you did well and got your college choice. Thanks again
    You clearly don't realise the type of person who you're thanking.

    I went there last year and there were a fair chunk who did really well, and then the hoard who epicly fail.


  • #40
    michele28564
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭michele28564


    Clearly I was thanking him for his comments in that he reassured me that if you want the opportunity to work hard you are afforded it. Of course I realise that no matter what school some kids go to they don't do well. I firmly believe that in the institute if you want to succeed you will....


  • #41
    Denerick
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,485 ✭✭✭Denerick


    michele28564 wrote: »
    Clearly I was thanking him for his comments in that he reassured me that if you want the opportunity to work hard you are afforded it. Of course I realise that no matter what school some kids go to they don't do well. I firmly believe that in the institute if you want to succeed you will....

    The user claiming to be D.R. Cowboy repeated the leaving cert three times. He is not an authority on the matter.


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  • #42
    Jammyc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Jammyc


    michele28564 wrote: »
    Clearly I was thanking him for his comments in that he reassured me that if you want the opportunity to work hard you are afforded it. Of course I realise that no matter what school some kids go to they don't do well. I firmly believe that in the institute if you want to succeed you will....
    You obviously were looking for someone to just tell you what you wanted to hear then because you seemed to have ignored the negative comments which were the majority.

    Forgetting the institute, any student can achieve a good leaving cert regardless of where they study, it's just a matter of them being bothered enough.


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