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RTE should broadcast Leaving Cert Lectures during the Day to fill their slots

  • 20-03-2020 12:22pm
    #1
    10000maniacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    Based on the assumption that the Leaving is going ahead I was thinking maybe the state broadcaster should do this as they will have a lot of blank slots in the coming weeks. Get some decent teachers and stream say 4 hours a day of lectures on the big 6 subjects, Maths, English, Chemistry, Physics, History and Geography.
    Shouldn't be that expensive and not many cameras would be needed. Maybe similar to the 70's BBC For Schools and Colleges programming.


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  • #2
    JustAThought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    No doubt the unions will be out in their droves fighting it - notwithstanding SME’s and private colleges and professional bodies have been providing that service for years - ona pay per subscription basis. God forbid RTe follow the BBc’s old example in something useful. Rememver when Open University classes were shown on late night BBC slits - look where OU is now worldwide - and all online. RTE how are ya; can’t even organise out own language to be supported in national TV.


  • #3
    JoeFritzl
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭JoeFritzl


    Why can't we just use YouTube? And please, don't give me the whole rural Ireland spiel.


  • #4
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    I honestly can't see why the unions would have a major problem with it.

    No idea about RTE.


  • #5
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,252 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    At best you'd get the big 3 subjects I think.

    Otherwise when Hermione's Mummy and Daddy see extra classes paid for by the State in History, which lovely Hermione does not do, but none in Ancient Greek which she does, there will be a scatter to the courts.


  • #6
    bobbyss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,260 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    JoeFritzl wrote: »
    Why can't we just use YouTube? And please, don't give me the whole rural Ireland spiel.

    It's not just availability to broadband. It's also availability to the technology itself. And that's not just a rural issue.


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  • #7
    JoeFritzl
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭JoeFritzl


    bobbyss wrote: »
    It's not just availability to broadband. It's also availability to the technology itself. And that's not just a rural issue.

    If you can't access YouTube in 2020 surely you deserve to be penalized?


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