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Was dropping down to Pass maths the right decision for you?

It’s a dilemma every person who has ever been a secondary school student has faced.

Apr 22nd 2014, 4:21 PM 4,892 Views 12 Comments

ARE YOU STILL losing sleep over dropping down to Pass maths before the Leaving? Does your mother still bring it up, harbouring delusions that you could have been an engineer?

At today’s INTO conference, Education Minister Ruairí Quinn said Honours Leaving Certificate maths will become mandatory for students wishing to become primary school teachers.

In the light of these comments, DailyEdge.ie invites you to look back on your life and wonder: Should you have dropped to Pass maths?

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If only you had this back in Fifth Year, eh?

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Was dropping down to Pass maths the right decision for you?

It’s a dilemma every person who has ever been a secondary school student has faced.

11 essential gifs of Michael Fasssbender’s new modelling shoot>