our kids are thick - overweight & aggressive.

national | racism & migration related issues | news report Monday March 28, 2005 18:04 by skinny placid and tranquil.

and its the FF/PDs fault.

After a wonderful campaign line these last few weeks, which followed the introduction of an american educational idea to Ireland "rate you teacher", the penny (cent of a Euro) is finally dropping.

Not only are our kids overweight, but they're as thick as bottled shite as well.

But the teachers of ireland, are meeting these days at the Burlington Hotel for their annual conference to discuss how to get the parents / voters to place the blame properly.

most Irish infants will do themselves harm if this continues.

from today's Irish Times :-

Literacy and numeracy crisis in disadvantaged schools

Primary schools in disadvantaged areas are struggling to cope with a literacy and numeracy crisis among children, a confidential Department of Education report suggests. Seán Flynn, Education Editor, reports.

The report contains details of primary schools where over 55 per cent of children aged between five and 12 years were at the lowest level in maths and would need extra help to make progress.

The report Literacy and Numeracy in Disadvantaged Schools is based on an assessment of standards in 12 disadvantaged schools in Dublin, Limerick and Cork in March 2004.

It was due to be published last year but has yet to be issued.

On average, 25 per cent of students in the schools assessed suffered severe literacy difficulties. In the schools most seriously hit, up to 50 per cent of pupils had severe literacy problems.

read more :-
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2005/0328/1392718413HM1EDUCATION.html

other criticism of "bad teachers" from the political bunch who gave us thick kids and obesity the PDs-

"It is being reported that the Department of Education is considering new methods of identifying, and where necessary, removing underperforming teachers.

Just one of the country's 50,000 teachers has been sacked for incompetence over the past four years.

Many teachers opt to take early retirement if they no longer feel up to the job."

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=9&si=70400

News of how our kids are not only thick, fat and greedy but aggressive as well :-

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1366076&issue_id=12259

useful links for teachers :-
http://www.unison.ie/features/education/?section=education_useful_sites

bad crap imported PD/FF shopping mall style from the USA :-
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=68943


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the cheese doesn't move
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it is stuck to the toast underneath
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