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Posted on May 12, 2020 by argumentsnotadvocates

State funding for fee-charging schools

Can we save money or reduce inequality? And who is subsidising whom?

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Posted on May 10, 2020 by argumentsnotadvocates · 1 Comment

Leaving Cert 2020 is cancelled

The new system of “calculated grades” raises interesting and fundamental questions about how we assess student performance.

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Posted on October 9, 2018October 24, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates · 2 Comments

Blasphemy and the Irish Constitution

The arguments for retaining the constitutional reference to blasphemy are riddled with internal inconsistencies.

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Posted on July 3, 2018October 8, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates

Headless Chicken

If you want to win, it helps to know what game you’re playing

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Posted on June 22, 2018October 8, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates · 1 Comment

Gerrymandering the Leaving Cert

State examinations under-reward numeracy. This is unfair and penalises boys disproportionately.

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Posted on May 24, 2018October 8, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates

Can’t Do It: Part 2

A second blog post on this topic was as inevitable as the backlash that followed the first one.

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Posted on May 22, 2018October 8, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates

Can’t Do It

There comes a point where it stops being reasonable to claim that the unborn is anything other than a person.

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Posted on September 18, 2017January 15, 2019 by argumentsnotadvocates · 1 Comment

The Points Gap

Why does it exist? Why is it ignored?

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Posted on September 8, 2017October 8, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates · 2 Comments

Are Bonus Points Fair?

Those who defend bonus points for Maths and those who claim that all subjects should be valued equally ought to be on the same side of this argument.

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Posted on August 31, 2017October 8, 2018 by argumentsnotadvocates · 2 Comments

Examining the Leaving Certificate

Do boys really outperform girls at maths?

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