carchaeologist wrote: » Your pretty spot on there Delboy, I always thought the Geal scoil was a status thing aswell. Can't say much bout GAA though! Havent a clue!
Ciarrai76 wrote: » I went to an all Irish primary & secondary school! never knew it was a status thing!?
delthedriver wrote: » Thanks Carchaeologist, When the kids were then old enough Sneachta and Fiachra went to Secondary School in The High School, Wesley College, Blackrock, Clongowes, .............. No logic at all!
kingdumb wrote: » hai, Take that nonsense over to the pale thread.I would think you would be hard push to find any one who went from Holy Family to Clongowes.
Howard Juneau wrote: » There are quite a few people in town who sent their kids to Clongowes, all I'm saying is that apple's don't fall far from the tree
Ciarrai76 wrote: » Where is Clongowes??
delthedriver wrote: » Agree Monsieur Juneau. Indeed I know people in Tralee who went to Glenstall Abbey, Roscrea, Bandon Grammar etc Kingdumb is on my ignore list!
delthedriver wrote: » Kingdumb is on my ignore list!
Howard Juneau wrote: » As far as boarding school goes, I was threatened with the Sem in first year if my grades didn't improve, that scared all the D's out of me
Howard Juneau wrote: » Is he really? No spin in the jag for him then! As far as boarding school goes, I was threatened with the Sem in first year if my grades didn't improve, that scared all the D's out of me
Ciarrai76 wrote: » I was threatened I'd be sent to Colaiste Ide boarding school in Dingle!!! lol
ongarboy wrote: » In fairness, if some fee paying schools can guarantee great teachers and proven academic results and offer well rounded non academic pursuits so that kids can find their niche and excel and the parents can well afford the fees, why shouldn't they send their kids there? I know there is the status symbol element for some but I wouldn't tar all pupils who attend such schools and their parents with the same brush. I went to the Green in the 80s/90s and if you weren't into GAA football, there was absolutely no other extra curricular outlet for you. (no drama/debating/soccer/rugby etc) Many of the teachers there were woeful and had zero accountability thanks to their unions. I hear about great diverse interests being encouraged among the students there now and a female principal as opposed to a draconian, bible bashing Christian Brother must surely help. PS - While I did go for an interview to attend Moyderwell, your parents occupation and address were the core decider for boys admittance back then so I wasn't accepted. If that was their ethos, then I consider not going there a blessing! I'd have loved Mounthawk to have been there in my time.
Howard Juneau wrote: » I attended the green back then also. SOD & Dúgáin were the principles back then Played football, but jacked it in fairly quickly & played basketball with the school. But, you are correct, nothing in the way of debating science projects or drama. I once brought an American football to school & Johno let us play for a few weeks. That was it, nothing in the way of soccer & rugby was actively discouraged by certain people. It was realistically the only school here, Moyderwell didn't open up to boys until the following year & the tech was aimed at woodworking & metalworking classes.....I can't hammer a nail into a piece of wood
Ciarrai76 wrote: » I did woodwork & tech drawing in secondary (Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai)!
carchaeologist wrote: » I went to the Tech in the '90s. Often saw things on fire in there.
Howard Juneau wrote: » I had to do Latin....
groovie wrote: » Omnes Gallia est dividia in partes tres.
xxyyzz wrote: » The Green also in the 90's during brother Gavan and Whelan's time. To be fair to Johnno he made an effort to mix up the sports, the school had a very strong basketball team and I remember playing a number of other sports also. There were a few GAA dinosaurs there - I used to hate heading up to the pitch on Wednesday afternoons and having the teacher looking at me like I had 3 heads because I didn't want to play GAA. He just couldn't comprehend it. Looking back, I got a decent education out of it but if you weren't in the top 2 or 3 classes, you were doomed - most of the lower classes were only there to pass the time of day. Some of those teachers were out and out nutters, 1 geography teacher in particular was completely off the reservation - I can't imagine he'd last in a school today. I reckon I'll be sending my lad to a mixed school - I don't think all-boys schools are conducive to producing the most well-rounded individuals.
Howard Juneau wrote: » Said geography teacher would have been a right boy-ín if I remember correctly
