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22 year olds in secondary school ?

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  • #52
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭whirlpool


    entropi wrote: »
    Just because someone sat the LC past the age of 18 or 19 doesn't mean a thing...I done it in a PLC college so I could go to 3rd level education. This would also be a reason that some parents could get a payment from social welfare if they qualify for it, they would have a child in full time 2nd level education (PLC counts as 2nd level).

    It would be almost impossible to see a 22 year old student in a regular school unless they had a disability that made their progression a lot slower. A non-disabled student would be asked to try a PLC option once they are 19 or over.
    Candie wrote: »
    It's a school uniform payment.
    entropi wrote: »
    Reads thread title again...ugh!

    I reckon it would be for an aforementioned reason: disabled student/s needing some extra years to finish second level education.


    I have absolutely no idea what went on in these posts.


  • #53
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭whirlpool


    My dreams last night involved the leaving cert. I've only just copped it that it was probably because of this thread.

    My dreams are even more boring than my life!


  • #54
    maguic24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭maguic24


    There was a 30 year old guy in my LC year. Fair play to him!! He joined the army without a LC and decided to come back and do it. That takes some amount of balls! Fair jeuce!


  • #55
    smellmepower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 829 ✭✭✭smellmepower


    chrissb8 wrote: »
    I went back to a secondary school kinda environment. There was a year exclusively for repeat students. I was 20 and one of the oldest. I would agree it was tough going I was out of school 2 years at that stage but thankfully I was left mostly to my own devices by the people who ran the year. Really though I found when I went back the ability to pay attention was so easy. How could it not be. Your future depended on it. Infact when I saw other 18/19 year olds dossing I just thought wow, If only they could take some time off and realise what an opportunity the leaving cert is.

    The oldest in my year was a 24 year old which to me was a step too far, she left half way through the year. I'm 24 now and if I had to go back in to that environment I would probably go insane. Being in a secondary school isn't just about sitting the leaving it's about the social aspect as well and how well you can fit in to that. I dislike most 18/19 year olds who to me are mostly self centered and are too hung up on what people think and going nuts on drinking. I was once 18/19 not long ago and would say I was like that. Definitely recommend doing the leaving cert else where if your 22.

    At 22 you could just work FT for a year,save as much as possible and go to college as a mature student either.Think I'd prefer that over doing the poxy LC again.


  • #56
    fishfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭fishfarmer


    Self respecting 18 year olds shouldn't be in school, let alone fecking 22 year olds!!


  • #57
    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭whirlpool


    fishfarmer wrote: »
    Self respecting 18 year olds shouldn't be in school, let alone fecking 22 year olds!!

    Why should 18 year olds not be in school?


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