Minister for Education Norma Foley
Norma Foley; the perfect example of what not to do in politics.
1. Get elected, just like your father
2. Make large promises about a sensitive subject
3. Go missing for 3 weeks
4. Play down comparison to a similar system who equally failed
5. Go missing again
6. Get found out.— Artugal (@Artugal3) September 30, 2020
This afternoon.
Further to Gradesgate…
The Sinn Féin spokesperson for education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on Education Minister Norma Foley to make a statement in the Dáil on errors which have been spotted in the calculated grades system.
He also said that she should take questions from TDs following her statement.
“The Minister for Education needs to come before the Dáil urgently, make a statement and answer the many serious questions that now arise.
“According to the Taoiseach, the government knew about these errors last week. The second round of CAO offers went out last Wednesday. Did the government allow the second round offers to proceed knowing that these problems existed?” he asked.
He said that 800 and 900 students may have lost out of their college place due to the errors.
Sinn Féin calls on Norma Foley to make Dáil statement (Independent.ie)
Earlier: The Errors ‘Affect Around 10% Of This Year’s 61,000 Leaving Certificate Students’
Unusually for me I have quite a dislike for this woman based on her TV appearances.
Smug and self-satisfied aren’t the half of it.
+1 very 70s teacher feel, gaelic and the catechism the only important things
Rich indeed, coming from the most smug and self-satisfied commenter here.
There’s a bit of Dana about her
August 18th. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40033781.html
“Education Minister Norma Foley has reiterated her assurances that the Leaving Cert calculated grades process will treat students “fairly and equitably” following controversy over the standardisation model used on the A-Levels.”
Peig needs to go!
From her speech today… She’s known for a week.
“on Wednesday last, the sec gen of Dept of Education told me a mistake was spotted by a Canadian company Polymetrika international.
We knew one line out of 50,000 lines of code had a mistake in it. we knew that mistake would impact on the results of some students
It was important to find out as much a possible about the mistake before making an announcement.”
“6,500 students received a grade lower than they ought to have received
“Checks indicate error has affected 7,200 grades.
Polymetrika international were just having a gander than? Or were they paid for running this in the first place?
So did that ‘one line’ affect a particular grouping of people, a particular geographical area, a particular type of school, a particular demographic? That needs to be told.
Now that is an interesting question on Polymetrica!
Seems an agreed price of something like €75,000 was the original, but of course it ended up being €160,000 or so. Herself not too good at maths or something.
Hairdresser: “Now, what can I do for you?
“I was thinking 1985 Pat Nevin….?”
Ah here.
Brilliant
He was, especially at Chelsea…
Worst penalty ever…
https://youtu.be/C0u4lTUl39I
Yeah, but could Phil Neal DJ?
Ssssh! Don’t mention Liverpool players and DJs.
http://liverpoolcultureblog.co.uk/2009/07/gerrard-totally-lost-it-over-alleged-phil-collins-dancefloor-rejection/
:)
Not the account of that story I heard!
Understandable really…
https://youtu.be/_yM7Xe3HrT8
Isn’t it odd that we are leaders in IT, software, coding etc. etc., and they get a Canadian outfit to make a mess of it?
Sure isn’t that our big selling point for attracting these type of companies here – and not the brass plate?
I think it’s even more odd that our top brass Educators didn’t trust themselves, or the people they employ, and instead deferred it all to an algorithm
Yes.
The local Kirrie eFFers knew what they were doing when they didn’t select her
So it’s back to you Taoiseach
McCullough there on the Six1 made absolute spit of Sister Norma
Catch it on the plus one if ye can
Absolute state of it
Even his big fed uppy huff off camera was entirely justified
Empathy with the viewers I suppose
https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1311277255327350786
Have a look at Healy Ray asleep in this video – you can see him in first few seconds – top right corner.
Dem seats must be fierce comfy!
He looks wrecked, the poor fella. Let him sleep.
What were they voting on – anything important?
Norma people