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Do you need Higher Level Maths for Primary Teaching?

  • 28-08-2014 07:41PM
    #1
    Sinead_McG
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    I have just started back at school today, into 5th year. We were getting out subjects organised mainly today. When it came to maths, We were given a big talk on the whole system etc.
    I know I am not the great at maths. I got a D in the Junior Cert.
    Do you really need H.L maths to get into a teaching course because I know its the one subject I will definetly struggle at.. and probably fail in the Leaving Cert.


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  • #2
    6thyearlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭6thyearlife


    No you dont need HL maths but you need a C3 in HL irish


  • #3
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,947 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    What he said. My girlfriend is a PL teacher and she scraped the c3 in Irish and a B1 pass Maths.


  • #4
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Sinead_McG wrote: »
    I have just started back at school today, into 5th year. We were getting out subjects organised mainly today. When it came to maths, We were given a big talk on the whole system etc.
    I know I am not the great at maths. I got a D in the Junior Cert.
    Do you really need H.L maths to get into a teaching course because I know its the one subject I will definetly struggle at.. and probably fail in the Leaving Cert.
    You don't need HL maths at the moment, but there has been some discussion about implementing such a requirement for primary teaching in the future.

    If you are going into 5th year at the moment, I very much doubt if it will affect you ... there's no guarantee it will be implemented at all (some very divided opinions as to whether it would be a positive thing) and in any case even if it eventually comes in, I would expect them to give sufficient lead-in time so that students interested in primary teaching would know well in advance of starting Senior Cycle that they will require HL Maths.


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