Do you have a history?

Wade in the Sea

A rather clever Spanish philospher in the 20th Century by the name of Santayana once said ""Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

The Labour Party are proposing that History be made no longer compulsory for post primary students while the Gaelic Language spoken by a minority in this country remains at the core of Education?

I smell a rat! Socialists are notorious for revisionism, but you wouldn't know unless you've studied history....

So what's more important - speaking a language that belongs in History or knowing that it once existed?

The Backwards Man

I'm sayin nuttin.

Rastadoyle

roy may have a hist ye

admiralofthefleet

ive a large histroy in the garden shed

endacl

Nil a fhios agam.

Death and Taxes

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

A rather clever Spanish philospher in the 20th Century by the name of Santayana once said ""Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

The Labour Party are proposing that History be made no longer compulsory for post primary students while the Gaelic Language spoken by a minority in this country remains at the core of Education?

I smell a rat! Socialists are notorious for revisionism, but you wouldn't know unless you've studied history....

So what's more important - speaking a language that belongs in History or knowing that it once existed?

My apologies but could please explain your apparent link between the Irish Labour Party and Socialism? It is akin to comparing sewarge to champagne!

Arcsin

Is maith liom caca milis.

pragmatic1

Geography would have been a much better contender to get downsized.

pragmatic1

Arcsin wrote: »

Is maith liom caca milis.

Is maith leatsa cac.

Arcsin

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Is maith leatsa cac.

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dti an leitreais? Is maith liom cac.

endacl

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Geography would have been a much better contender to get downsized.

Indeed. There's far too much of the stuff. Can't walk out the front door without tripping up over bloody geography. History's handy to avoid. Its always behind you...

pragmatic1

Arcsin wrote: »

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dti an leitreais? Is maith liom cac.

NIL :mad:

The Backwards Man

Ta me balls

SEPT 23 1989

Labour will be buried in the next election:mad:

Frank Black

Our current expensive education system could be effectively replaced by an afternoon showing children how to use google.
We can then use the kids current years of primary and secondary education (ages 4 to 17) by creating a cheap labour force to allow us compete with the Eastern European and Chinese manufacturing industries.
Sure the teachers will lose their jobs, but those guys are always complaining anyway. It's a win-win for Ireland.

Insect Overlord

Is the OP pissed off about Gaeilge?
Or is this a rant about sly political actions?

I can't tell which point they're trying to make at all.

admiralofthefleet

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Labour will be buried in the next election:mad:

they will be buried before that, the local elections are next year. im looking forward to seeing fat rabbite thrown out of politics

Uriel.

why can't we have both?

aaronjumper

Uriel. wrote: »

why can't we have both?

No recession in your house! :pac:

ian87

I normally delete mine. I do be looking at some shocking stuff.

Wade in the Sea

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Is the OP pissed off about Gaeilge?
Or is this a rant about sly political actions?

I can't tell which point they're trying to make at all.

A bit of both really. If you want to focus on what Irish Children of today will NEED in the future you can argue the case for Maths, English, Science or even a main stream European language, but how can anyone say in the same breath that the Irish Language reinforces your Irishness, but knowing how you came to be Irish does not?

Iwasfrozen

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

A rather clever Spanish philospher in the 20th Century by the name of Santayana once said ""Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

The Labour Party are proposing that History be made no longer compulsory for post primary students while the Gaelic Language spoken by a minority in this country remains at the core of Education?

I smell a rat! Socialists are notorious for revisionism, but you wouldn't know unless you've studied history....

So what's more important - speaking a language that belongs in History or knowing that it once existed?

History was never compulsory for post primary students?

Legs.Eleven

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

History was never compulsory for post primary students?

Up till the Junior Cert is was, was it not?

Wade in the Sea

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

History was never compulsory for post primary students?

It was/is compulsory upto the Junior Cert.

Iwasfrozen

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

It was/is compulsory upto the Junior Cert.

No? I didn't do it for the Junior Cert?

pastorbarrett

Wade in the Sea wrote: »

Socialists are notorious for revisionism, but you wouldn't know unless you've studied history....

Nevermind socialism, history as subject matter is the greatest exercise in revisionism.

Iwasfrozen

meridiangroup wrote: »

Nevermind socialism, history as subject matter is the greatest exercise in revisionism.

This, history in this country is very biased.

Wade in the Sea

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

No? I didn't do it for the Junior Cert?

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-junior-cert-1.559492

kilkenny12

Another "anti Irish language" thread..

History always repeats itself.
Irish is great craic.
If ya want to bash a useless subject, get rid of art.

joebloggs32

There's no future in history.

Corkfeen

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

This, history in this country is very biased.

Erm..... History classes in secondary education tends to be biased in most countries. It's not unique to Ireland.