What's wrong with this?

Aufbau

From an article in the Irish Times tonight about a petition to Joe McHugh Minister for Education: "“In second-level some are still learning ‘Dia duit, conas atá tú and cad is ainm duit,’” said de Spáinn." Are these phrases not used in real life anymore?

http://Minister receives petition over Irish language education policy (via @IrishTimes) https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/minister-receives-petition-over-irish-language-education-policy-1.4113755

Insect Overlord

The article wouldn't open for me so I can't get the full context of the quote, but I don't believe Julian de Spáinn was saying that people shouldn't use those phrases.

I think the problem is that people are still struggling to learn those phrases in Secondary School when they should have mastered them in Junior Infants.

Upforthematch

Here's a better link.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/minister-receives-petition-over-irish-language-education-policy-1.4113755?mode=amp

Ya those comments are not about the phrases themselves but about the lack of progression ... when some learners are hearing the same stuff years later.

Aufbau

Thanks, that makes sense. I suppose I jumped to conclusions as it's quite a while since I actually spoke any Irish. I had a far better grounding in Irish in primary school them my children had. I think it's down to the proliferation of active learning methods and extra subject matter. Also I think there's a much greater acceptance of low attainment. Mind you, they enjoyed their schooling more than I did mine!