We’re 99% sure there’ll be very few of you leaving cert students on here who haven’t got at least one teacher who you think is absolutely [insert expletive word here]. There’s a few different types: photo credit: Tinker*Tailor Knows everything about the subject and it’s clearly evident but just can’t put it across to students! …
A few hours after I wrote my meltdown post last night I switched off my laptop, took a few deep breaths and thought about what I could do to maximise my English grade on Saturday. After the initial panicky thoughts of “oh God, that was my dream paper!” I realised that the contingency paper doesn’t …
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Not long to go now. This is the time of year when pressure is applied from all angles. Media start hyping it up, exam guides start coming up in numbers, teachers start last minute cramming classes, old students like me will tell you that the only way to success is working 24/7 and revising your …
Irish for me was hit and miss. I had the vocabulary, the general tenses and I could listen…. But I just couldn’t think in Irish. I would always translate from English to Irish… always think in English first. That shows I wasn’t a fluent speaker, I couldn’t therefore ‘bluff’ Irish like I could perhaps most …