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Gaelscoileanna cuts protest!

Gaelscoileanna cuts protest!

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 5 months ago
Protest against the changes to the pupil teacher ratio in Gaelscoileanna - We, the parents, students, teachers, family and friends of Gaelscoileanna are against the changes the government are making to the Pupil teacher ratio in our schools. This is disastrous for Irish-medium schools, particularly those with between three and eight teachers. Up to 31 schools will lose one teacher if this recommendation is put into practice. Class sizes will increase as will the amount of mixed class groups with higher class numbers. It will result in a complete dilution of the effectiveness of the immersion experience for the pupil. Please help us by signing our petition and encouraging your family and friends to do so also!

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March 24, 2012

We reached a significant turning point today that proves the department cannot ignore our message. Call your local representative right now to demand they protect the immersion model in our schools.

Reached 100 supporters

March 1, 2012

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Liam Ó Flannagain
9 years ago Featured

Irish Medium Education carries with it a greater work load per child than in an English Medium school and this should be compensated by lowert teacher/pupil ratios to enable each child to get the required attention

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Siobhan Haddad
14 years ago Featured

my kids are already in a class of 29 and they are struggling enough as it is. this is going to be impossible for the teachers.

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Ciara Wong
14 years ago Featured

the immersion experience needs smaller classes to work properly. taking away teachers is just setting the kids up to fail.

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Liam Bauer
14 years ago Featured

Ridiculous decision. Leave our schools alone.

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Padraig Bello
14 years ago Featured

stop attacking gaelscoileanna. we need more support not less.

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Aoife Schwartz
14 years ago Featured

my daughter is in a mixed class and its already hard for her to keep up with the irish. if the numbers go up she will just get lost in the shuffle.

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