Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg
10:40 am
Mr. Éamonn Ó Briain:
Yes, it makes a big difference. The model is much more interactive than others, and that makes a difference. Our AGMs and the pack, for example, are designed for and delivered by young people. By contrast, in school one receives a sheet and must categorise each mental illness, for example. In my school, the teacher has not been in for two weeks. Pupils just received a sheet and were told to bring it home, read it, fill it in, or do what one wanted with it. They were told that if they wanted to study, they could do so. Focusing on a topic makes all the difference.
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