Quick question, need some help!

RachEnnis

Sorry of this has been done like, one thousand times already on this forum! Just finished my LC, starting Arts in a few weeks, and just wondering on a bit of advice for subject choice! I'm going to do Irish, Geography, and either English or History. Which would be better to do? Are my subject choices good? I have the intentions of keeping geography and Irish on until third year! Wise choice? Any other subjects I should consider?

RealJohn

It depends on what you want to do after. Should we assume since you're posting here that you want to be a teacher? Or are you just asking here because teachers are awesome?

I'd say english is probably the more useful of the two but not having studied arts, I don't really know.

spurious

Jobs wise, I suppose Irish and Geography, but make sure your Irish is as good as you can get it.

mockingjay

I'm going to do Irish, Geography, and either English or History. Which would be better to do? [/Quote]

I would consider holding on tho the English as opposed to History. English is a core subject. That would give you two 'cores' i.e. Irish and English. Some teachers get first/second year History as a timetable filler even though they haven't studied it at degree level.

mtoutlemonde

mockingjay wrote: »

I'm going to do Irish, Geography, and either English or History. Which would be better to do?

I would consider holding on tho the English as opposed to History. English is a core subject. That would give you two 'cores' i.e. Irish and English. Some teachers get first/second year History as a timetable filler even though they haven't studied it at degree level.[/QUOTE]


I may be wrong but I think I read on a thread that there was a possibility that history and geography are going to be merged for the new Junior Cert. It really depends where your interests lie and which subject would you enjoy teaching.

RachEnnis

I love English anyway, and I had always enjoyed history, but the option in my secondary school to do it for the LC was unavailable, as there were only a small number who wanted to do it. I got an A in English in the LC, but if history and geography are going to be merged into one for the JC, then I'd really have to be able to do history as well, wouldn't I?

RealJohn

I would say you wouldn't have to to be recognised by the TC (degrees in history and geography seems unrealistically specific and uncommon to qualify to teach a single subject) but it would probably make it a bit easier for you to actually teach the subject if they are merged.
I should say that I've heard nothing about then being merged but neither are relevent to me really I suppose so I might have missed it.

mtoutlemonde

RealJohn wrote: »

I would say you wouldn't have to to be recognised by the TC (degrees in history and geography seems unrealistically specific and uncommon to qualify to teach a single subject) but it would probably make it a bit easier for you to actually teach the subject if they are merged.
I should say that I've heard nothing about then being merged but neither are relevent to me really I suppose so I might have missed it.

Just to reiterate: I don't know if the subjects will be merged I only saw it on a thread so it is only hearsay.

spurious

mtoutlemonde wrote: »

Just to reiterate: I don't know if the subjects will be merged I only saw it on a thread so it is only hearsay.

Historically, the Department always considered them technically the one subject since way back.
The NCCA have not said they will be merged. They will both still exist at LC level anyway and are also both listed in the suggested 'core' JC subjects.

RealJohn

In fairness, while I had little or no interest in either subject in school and don't teach them, I definitely think they should be considered core subjects and would be disappointed if my school made either optional.

RachEnnis

It'll probably be up to the school then, won't it? I know in the school I just finished, the principal always had a thing against history, he wouldn't put it on because of 'timetable issues', but really it was because he didn't like the history teacher. She also teaches geography, and is without a doubt the best teacher in the school. I was taking to her only a few days ago, and she told me that he has already made history optional for first years, but geography is core, still. So, it probably depends on the school, when it comes down to it.