Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Young Social Innovators: Discussion

Ms Annie Sheppard:

Definitely. We could not thank the Senator enough if she brought that up on a European level because it is the only way it will expand and grow. The Senator also spoke about marking exams. I am not too good in school from an academic perspective but I enjoy group work.

I play team sports and everything, including camogie and football. I feel that at the end of the day, it is all just pushed into one exam. We sit at our own desks with our own paper and we are marked on this one paper. It does not give us the chance to reflect who we are as people outside of academic results. Therefore, I definitely agree with the Senator.