Paul Murphy on the Leaving Cert: ‘There’s an enormous class bias in it. I’m a product of that’

Paul Murphy on the Leaving Cert: ‘There’s an enormous class bias in it. I’m a product of that’I had a couple of really good teachers, both women, who taught history and English. They helped create an environment where people could think for themselves, were encouraged to discuss things, where learning wasn’t simply a rote exercise – which I think is the danger of what the Leaving Cert promotes. One of them was Ms Golden. I can’t remember the name of the other teacher, unfortunately.

I think things I learned in school are definitely helpful. Thinking through things logically, like thinking about how to argue different points of view – I think some of those things that I learned in law are helpful, having some legal background. But not at all essential for what I do.I’d scrap the Leaving Cert and have open access to university. Allow people to do what courses they want to do. It creates horrendous pressure.

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