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TRINITY PME: Classical studies not recognised

  • 01-03-2015 9:56pm
    #1
    EMZ91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi!

    I studied both History and Classics in college, and I have applied to both Trinity and UCD to study secondary school teaching this year.

    I was shocked to find out while I was applying to Trinity that their PME doesn't recognise Classical studies. I contacted both Trinity and the Teaching Council and they said I can still teach Classical studies at second level, and Trinity said that I could take on another subject with History for the PME.

    The teaching council couldn't tell me if I attend Trinity whether I would be at a disadvantage as a Classics teacher when applying for teaching positions in the future?

    I'm confused whether I should just definitely go to UCD, or if I would be at an advantage going to Trinity because I will have a third subject to teach??

    So confused lol


Comments

  • #2
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    What would your third subject be? Even if you study a random subject in the PME it doesn't qualify you to teach it unless you had it in your primary degree


  • #3
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,398 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Numbers doing Classical Studies for LC:

    2012: 696
    2013: 604
    2014: 551


    It's fairly irrelevant where you do the PME. If the Teaching Council recognize it then you will be qualified to teach it. What I'd be more concerned about is that you are going to embark on a full time 2 year course which will cost you approximately €12k in fees and be largely unemployable with one of your subjects at the end of it. Hardly any schools offer Classical Studies, and going on the numbers above they are decreasing.

    Also like the above post, you can only teach subjects you are deemed qualified in through your degree, not through methodologies followed in the PME. Trinity possibly don't have anyone to teach a methodology course in Classics which is why it's not part of their PME programme. Telling you to teach another subject for your teaching practice does not mean you will be qualified to teach that subject at the end of it.


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