Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion

4:00 pm

Mr. Hugh O'Reilly-Fitzgerald:

On the same question, I have certainly seen an increase in active learning. On the flip side, I also have seen an increase in teachers understanding that they are supposed to be implementing active learning but also I have definitely seen a push-back in that regard. When an inspector visits the school, I would come in and notice that all of the tables were arranged, as Craig has said, in groups of four - two facing two. When the inspector leaves, they are promptly put back. Essentially, what I am trying to get across is that perhaps there would be a generation of old-school teachers, as Kate Lehane pointed out, who are not entirely willing to change. It is difficult, without surprise inspections, to see whether any change is actually being made, unfortunately.

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