Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland

1:00 pm

Mr. John Fitzsimons:

I know I will be disappointed because it is absolutely essential. The education system is, quite frankly, out of date compared to the one I went through because we need to provide children with 21st century skills. There is no point testing them on the history of the First World War when one can get the answer from a phone call in two seconds. They need to have access to technology to be able to do that and have the critical thinking to assess it.