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Does Ireland have online school?

  • 29-07-2014 5:59am
    #1
    SirMeow
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭


    Hey,
    So America has online school which apparently its pretty popular and gives the same results.
    Does Ireland have a online type school where you can stay at home but do school stuff via the interweb/computa


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,238 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Nationally, no, though there is a home schooling option.
    Many schools would have Moodle and can set and assess assignments/homework through that. I know I used it for my classes when I was out sick last year.


  • #3
    SirMeow
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭SirMeow


    spurious wrote: »
    Nationally, no, though there is a home schooling option.
    Many schools would have Moodle and can set and assess assignments/homework through that. I know I used it for my classes when I was out sick last year.

    How would I go about requested such service?
    I would like to do everything myself so I do not want some payed teacher to come to my house or my parents teach meh..


  • #4
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    SirMeow wrote: »
    How would I go about requested such service?
    I would like to do everything myself so I do not want some payed teacher to come to my house or my parents teach meh..

    Moodle is software for what is essentially an online forum. Work can be uploaded to it. It can be used for posting comments, setting multiple choice tests. Not every school uses it and not every teacher uses it in schools that choose to use it. Schools certainly don't use it to teach students who choose not to attend a school. If you are registered in a school you are expected to attend.

    You can choose to be home schooled and your parents have to show the Dept of Ed that they can adequately provide for your education.

    Or you can register in a school and attend. There is no option for online learning that a school will provide for you. Also if you are intending on sitting state examinations there are a number of subjects which require a practical component which has to be signed off by a teacher.


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