Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

One cannot but what it is saying is that there needs to be a new focus. What we need is critical thinking rather than rote learning, which was going on in my house last night. I listened to French conversations being learned off because it is presumed they will be asked. It is the same with Irish where there are so many picture stories, one of which will definitely come up in the examination.

What is talked about is the feedback. Marking copies or writing comments such as "work harder", "very good" or whatever are not sufficient. We need to make more comments and give a better assessment.