I personally believe that this type of thing must have happened somewhere before and the only reason we're hearing it this time is because kids have no concept of keeping their mouths shut anymore!!!!
The first mistake of handing out the wrong paper is forgiveable.
The second mistake of not immediately reporting it meant that there was no chance of avoiding disruption.
The lesson for anyone here is to own up to your mistakes early and often.
I personally believe that this type of thing must have happened somewhere before and the only reason we're hearing it this time is because kids have no concept of keeping their mouths shut these days!!!!
Something similar did happen in a school in West Cork -in Schull, I think- a few years ago but from what I remember, the papers were gathered up again immediately and they didn't have to revert to a Plan B.
Back them the 2 papers were on the same day i think and they kept them in room between the two exams to prevent a outside leak of what was on paper, bascially a shutdown
It would appear that todays kids are not unique in being unable to stop themselves spreading the word... In 1969 seemingly it only took a day..
From todays IT
Madam, – Lest anyone get too carried away by the evils of modern communications or the falling ethics of students in relation to the Leaving Cert English paper drama, can I recall the old Intermediate and Leaving Certificate in 1969, when exam papers were stolen from the Department of Education?
Using the limited facilities that we had in those days – carrier pigeons, Morse code, semaphore, etc – the contents of those exam papers were transmitted across the country, accurately, within about a day. I remember the 49A bus being a particularly powerful communications hub in this regard.
As will happen in the current case, we sat newly prepared papers, but not before we had also sat the original ones with which we were then quite familiar. It was a long summer. – Yours, etc,
Prof BAIRBRE REDMOND,
Rathdown Villas,
Terenure,
Dublin 6W.
I'm listening to the radio and it is being said that rescheduling the exam to Saturday is being estimated to cost in the region of one million euro. Part of the cost comes down to the supervisors - it is being said that the exam supervisors (of which there is approximately 2000) will earn €117 per day plus expenses for food and mileage. Nice work if you can get it! Why on earth aren't the teachers at the schools required to do this work as part of their job?
They had a girl on from the school affected and she was basically saying the school wasn't to be blamed and that there was no point in pointing fingers at the person concerned, it was one of those things. Have to say she was the most sensible person I heard today on this
I wonder if this was the same girl I heard saying it was no big deal as anyone who had studied properly wouldn't be too fazzed. Have to admit, while I feel sorry for the people taking exams I do agree with that girl. Exams ARE stressful but welcome to the grown up world where things are not always going to go as planned. Life throws stuff at you and part of being a grown up is dealing with it (or not).
I would imagine there would be concerns that some teachers would/could help their pupils if they had unsupervised access to them during an exam
I'm listening to the radio and it is being said that rescheduling the exam to Saturday is being estimated to cost in the region of one million euro. Part of the cost comes down to the supervisors - it is being said that the exam supervisors (of which there is approximately 2000) will earn €117 per day plus expenses for food and mileage. Nice work if you can get it! Why on earth aren't the teachers at the schools required to do this work as part of their job?
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