@Jessjcasey

Education correspondent @irishexaminer, formerly @Limerick_Leader + @CorkEveningEcho Contact [email protected]

 Limerick, Ireland
Joined September 2015
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Some great points made buy @humphreyjones in @Jessjcasey's article on how easy it is to use AI to complete LC AACs in today's @irishexaminer irishexaminer.com/news/arid-…

Revealed: How easy it is to create high-quality Leaving Cert projects using AI

'Imagine what this technology will be like in two years' time when the first batch of sixth years are doing additional assessment components.'

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Teachers have 'serious concerns' over use of AI in Leaving Cert project work

Guidelines on project work in four subjects on use of artificial intelligence as source material do 'not address the problem of cheating' teachers' unions say

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Thread: Ahead of the election, I spent a few days in Stockholm having a look at Sweden's much-vaunted childcare system, and spoke to people re their experiences of it. My big takeaways: it's a fantastic system, we could achieve it here, and I'll believe it when I see it (1/7)
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I was interviewed by @Jessjcasey at @irishexaminer to discuss what I considered was the major education issue of the election. I spoke about Leaving Cert Redevelopment. irishexaminer.com/news/spotl…

Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem'

Teacher Conor Murphy says the rollout of Leaving Cert projects should be paused for two reasons: It will further disadvantage less privileged students, and AI will make nonsense of the results

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Emma O'Kelly: RTÉ rank and file happy to see double standards finally made public

Emma O'Kelly: RTÉ rank and file happy to see double standards finally made public: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

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In memory of our daughter Rhona, Ross and I will walk (or crawl) the 35km Cavan Camino on June 17 to raise funds for three Cavan based organisations that helped us in the final months of Rhona's life. #CavanTwitter idonate.ie/crowdfunder/Rhona…
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The perceived danger of an abusive man dressing up as a woman to get a gender recognition certificate in order to gain access to single-sex spaces is absurd. Garda figures show men don’t feel the need to go to those lengths to violently or sexually assault women. My column 👇 – at Meath, Ireland
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Elaine Loughlin: Anti-transgender narrative seeping into the mainstream irishexaminer.com/opinion/co…

Elaine Loughlin: Anti-transgender narrative seeping into the mainstream

There has been little thought or compassion shown towards those who have been singled out — a small cohort of extremely vulnerable people

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Irish teacher: Homework is an attack on childhood — get rid of it

The research is clear that homework for younger children is unnecessary and potentially detrimental to their wellbeing. Their school day is long enough.

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Writing about back-to-school costs for the @irishexaminer this week and interested to hear from families, teachers and principals. Especially interested to hear from any schools who may be approaching things differently this year. DMs open 📨
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Thank you to @Jessjcasey @irishexaminer for covering @LAIonline work on #ebooksos campaign irishexaminer.com/news/arid-… Great to hear the piece picked up by @morningireland for “it says in the papers” The #ebook market is dysfunctional and change is urgently needed.

Hefty eBook fees causing crisis for library budgets

Libraries cannot purchase an e-Book, instead, they must license it and accept whatever restrictions are decided on by the publishers.

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Cork politicians urged not to create 'half a cycle lane' 

Cycling campaigners 'deeply concerned' about proposal to drop section of Curraheen Road bike lane outside school amid concerns of local businesses over removal of parking

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Day 132 of Taliban ban on girls returning to secondary school in Afghanistan. Millions of girls continue to be stuck at home, deprived of an education #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
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Michael Moynihan: A sense of driver entitlement — where the streets have no laws

No-idling zones for schools would help tackle emissions, as well as no-law zones which seem to exist at schools first thing in the morning and at the end of lessons in the afternoon. 

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Defective school built in 'record' 20 weeks instead of usual 60 weeks

Having to deliver such a project at 'breakneck speed' created risk of shoddy works by contractors and subcontractors, builder claims

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Minister loses appeal against calculated grades decision for home-schooled students

Two students had brought the legal challenges over their exclusion from the Leaving Cert calculated grades scheme brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic

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An Irish PhD student I know is out in Antarctica researching seabirds, and she's put the call out for teachers who would like to do a Zoom call with their class! Eleanorhonan on Instagram for those interested! RTs welcome
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Sorry I haven’t been responding to messages and dms. Lots of questions about education this week, and I haven’t been much help answering them. I’m in bed fighting a horrible dose of Covid, it’s rotten but I hope to be better and back reporting soon 🤞
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