Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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One of the legitimate criticisms that is made of the leaving certificate is that many students engage in rote learning in respect of certain subjects, such as English or history, whereas it is hard to engage in rote learning in other subjects such as in maths because it assesses one's capacity and ability to do mathematical questions.

How can we overcome or get around the issue of students rote learning answers?