tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post883054395251563092..comments2023-10-26T12:19:08.652+01:00Comments on Cllr Joe Ryan's Blog: OECD’s Glance at Ireland? Schools need a long hard lookAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-1760444526957444672008-09-10T21:54:00.000+01:002008-09-10T21:54:00.000+01:00Hello Gareth,Thanks for your comment. Education at...Hello Gareth,<BR/>Thanks for your comment. Education at a Glance gives a good comparison between various countries with widely different systems. Within the UK there is the English & Welsh system, Scotland and also the north's. <BR/>I always believed that one of the benefits of our (& Scotland's) system was the broad range of education. There exists enormous potential for our system however the reality is that the OECD has recently being pointing that Ireland has being under-funding all sectors. The British system has in the past 15 years been further changed by allowing PFI schemes which cream off good comprehensive pupils into specialist schools. I wonder at he advisability of specialising at such an early age.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-52163859469582518392008-09-10T06:35:00.000+01:002008-09-10T06:35:00.000+01:00We've got problems with schooling and expenditure ...We've got problems with schooling and expenditure on same in Ireland, but things seem even worse in England and Wales, if this report in The Times is to be believed:-<BR/><BR/>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article4719600.ece<BR/><BR/>"School Report<BR/><BR/>A survey of education by the OECD suggests that Britain must try harder..." etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917525246377777355noreply@blogger.com