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Ty Times Volume V O L . 1 O C T O B E R / N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 0 TY TIMES DCC Journalism Newsletter Special Education Matters, Especially Now F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S By Peter Oliver and Eoghan O’Dea In society we are all having to follow many rules in our lives but in school these measures are constant. The Leaving Cert Past, Present and Future As Told Donabate Community College reopened this September after 173 days away from the classroom. For students, this new school year is challenging. As students, we are By Students. experiencing a transition year like no other. For exam year students, much PAGE 1 uncertainty remains regarding school closures and the actual running of exams. This is a difficult and stressful time for everyone.But there is hope because in this NOW MORE THAN EVER time of greatest peril, the best of humanity has come forth. We stay together by staying apart. Every individual does his part to protect those around them. Imagine READING IS IMPORTANT what could be done if we apply this to other issues in this newsletter. We could PAGE 6 prevent climate change, end world poverty and improve everybody’s mental health. BLACK LIVES MATTER The virus is strong but together we are stronger. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been uncertainty surrounding the virus. Misinformation puts people at risk from the virus. We hear of online scams and PAGE 15 people who lost their pensions and savings because scammers preyed on their fear. Now more than ever good journalism matters so we can all come together and solve the tough problems. The truth matters. Our message here at DCC is one of hope. We hope this newsletter which was founded this year will run for a long time. We aim to tell you accurately and in an unbiased manner about the issues that matter in our modern world. We want to make sure that our students are well informed about COVID-19 and the measures in our school. We aim to report on what matters because good journalism matters. Edited By Diarmuid Whitehead, Sophie Porter and Nicole Murray We hope you enjoy this first edition. THE LEAVING CERT PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE AS TOLD BY STUDENTS. By Ronan Doyle On the 8th of May 2020 the Leaving Cert—for the first time since its conception—was cancelled and replaced instead with two options for students: Calculated Grades or the option to sit the exams in November. The controversy that followed this decision has been widely covered. From college places abroad, school profiling and, in the end, the downgrading of students in multiple subjects, it seems that everyone has been able to publicly give their two cents on the issue. Apart from students. Students were left to social media to express their opinions while parents, school principals, and people completely separated from the issue were given all the air time. However, in recent Hell was raised (mostly by parents) about certain weeks controversy has died down. So with the benefit students being unfairly disadvantaged, but do of hindsight, how do the students feel now that all is students think that? “I simply do not believe this to said and done? be the case”, they reported, that some people who did not put in the work had “expected a miracle to I spoke to a Leaving Certificate candidate from the happen come exam day”. They felt that “unbiased Class of 2020 for their thoughts on how fair the teacher marking” and “the government not lowering decision was, their response was that “the decision the marks of schools who usually don't perform well” was fair” and that it “was the only viable given the created fairness. They also said that although certain circumstances”. They also said the idea of sitting the students may have received higher points than they exams in November meant “there simply would not be deserved, the students who did deserve the high enough time for the exams to be corrected and CAO points received them and “I believe that is a positive offers to be announced in time for the new college trade-off”. year”. I then asked did they think that this past year has highlighted issues within the educational system. “I absolutely think that this scenario has highlighted major issues with the Leaving Cert”, and they went on to suggest that the Leaving Cert should be continually assessed (in a similar way to the new Junior Cycle) as this “prevents one big exam at the end of the year” and “demands a high level of participation from every student at every point throughout the two years”. They believe that this “prevents cramming” and is a “more intense and productive style of learning” , they also believe that “It also represents the world of work better than the current system does”. Another question still left is what will happen to the Leaving Cert students of 2021. With a vaccine arriving at the earliest mid-2021 (according to the Taoiseach who referenced W.H.O.) there’s a good chance that next year’s Leaving Cert will face changes. So how have the results of this year's Leaving Cert affected this year’s students' outlook on their Leaving Cert? To get a real insight, I also spoke to a student from the Class of 2021. A big concern for the student (and others like them online) is the amount of time they missed: “...I prefer personally to get calculated grades because we missed three months of fifth year and like the Having seen the outcome to this year’s Leaving Cert sixth years last year for those three months… added more pressure to the current sixth years? This would more or less be revising”. student thought so: “A little bit”, they gave an anecdote of a friend they have who did their Leaving After seeing what happened to these years Leaving Cert last year who is deferring until 2021. They said Cert students is a new system needed if the Leaving they felt stressed as this friend (and others like them) Cert 2021 doesn’t go ahead?: “So far the changes to got high points and that competing against them the Leaving Cert with more options is kinda good when sitting an actual exam would be stressful. but I don’t think it’s enough… they kinda messed it up this year so hopefully it’ll be better for next year… All and all I think calculated grading is a good Is continuous assessment the best option? The idea even if we could have like in America or student said that yes it would be but that “teacher England where you can have a continuous input should be important”. One question that each assessment or that kind of thing”. interview shared was Do you think the Leaving Cert will see a reform in the next few years? They both expressed hope that the Leaving Cert would change with both of them saying that a continuous assessment system would be better than the current system. They shared similar views as to why (cramming, stressful, unproductive, etc). The student from the Class of 2020 provided a temporary solution saying that “Perhaps a suitable short-term fix would be to introduce more flexible exam timing, rather than have a set exam date have a window between May and August where students can expect to sit their exams in May however if anything prevents them in may they are expected to continue to study as the exam will be rescheduled within the window”. From the two interviews it seems that the students believe that the Leaving Cert decision—albeit poorly executed—was the fairest option at the time. However, it also seems there may be calls for the Leaving Cert to face a reform in the near future. THE LIFE OF DAVID ATTENBOROUGH By Emma Carroll Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English naturalist and broadcaster. He is known as the “father of modern nature documentaries”. He is best known for creating and presenting the nine nature documentaries that form the ‘Life’ series. He is also considered a national treasure of the United Kingdom by figures such as the Duke of Cambridge. David Attenborough was born on the 8th of May, 1926 in London. He grew up in the city of Leicester with his two brothers, Richard and John. His father Fredrick was the principal of University College Leicester. He became interested in natural history when he was young and he enjoyed collecting fossils and stones. He studied Geology and Zoology at Clare College, Cambridge and he graduated with a degree in Natural Sciences in 1947. He then served in the Royal Navy for 2 years where he was stationed in North Wales and Firth of Forth. In 1952, he joined the BBC and became a television producer. In 1954, he created ‘Zoo Quest’, together with Zack Lester. ‘Zoo Quest’’ was a programme that filmed live animals in the wild and in zoos. It became a huge success and widened the range of the BBC’s educational programming. In 1965, he became the director of the BBC’s new second channel, BBC-2. From 1968 to 1972, Attenborough was the director of the BBC’s television programming, but he resigned to become a freelance writer and producer. He has also written many books, such as ‘Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions’ (2017) and ‘A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future’ (2020).
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