The fear of not being good enough affects only those who actually care. We are well into the rolling out of the Junior Cycle and teachers today are still burdened by unanswered questions.
Fewer questions and more answers is therefore one definite requirement for successful Leaving Cert reform. Surely that is self-explanatory. Doing this for 32 lessons a week shows the alarming increase in the onerous paper trail today, which inevitably means teachers have less fuel in the tank when they are actually in front of a class.
The new Junior Cycle brainchild was not delivered as a finished product; it resembled an Ikea-style flatpack, but with no accompanying instructions. The Leaving Cert needs to come fully built and entirely fit for purpose. Is this honestly too much to ask?