jerome

PhD 19C Irish Hist, TCD. Ast-Housemaster, Teach History & Pol-Soc @Kings_Hospital, English & Pol-Soc @ioedublin. Dad of 4. Interested in far too much…

[jerome @JeromeDevitt]

I worked hard this year to try and draw together some useful resources for Politics & Society teachers to use next year. I hope it’ll be of use!

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@ciaraquill @IrishTimes 😳

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@Gorgood66 @RogersHistory W.B.Yeats has a poem about exactly that feeling you’re describing. Squirrel and all…

https://t.co/3JIcvm9pqJ

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@conorsmurf @DFTS_teachers Exactly how I felt about Politics and Society. One person can’t shoulder all the load!

[jerome @JeromeDevitt]

@conorsmurf 👏👏👏

[Conor Murphy @conorsmurf]

My article in today's Irish Times looks at the unintended consequences of the book scheme for the physical books available for students and families.
No more doodling, no more handing down books, fewer books in homes.

[jerome @JeromeDevitt]

@conorsmurf This is utter nonsense. I’ve a degree in drama and theatre studies, but NOBODY on that course would have studied all of those practical options

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@JohnOBrennan2 Historians might find it easy to believe, unfortunately…

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@ProfGBarrett Reminds me of the classic Aussie movie, The Castle!

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@conorsmurf Sounds like an “early win”to me…

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@conorsmurf @mikeymeally You should be teaching Politics and Society!

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@RepSwalwell @MuellerSheWrote Praeteritio…

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@sccenglish Depressingly accurate.

[Conor Murphy @conorsmurf]

1/5
This is an example of the problem I have, the reduction of English to a formula.
Here's a structure.
Shakespeare always uses this structure, according to the SEC.
The implication is that this is how English works, that all stories HAVE TO FOLLOW A STRUCTURE!

[jerome @JeromeDevitt]

@conorsmurf @Swimmingsolo1 For sure...

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@conorsmurf @Swimmingsolo1 It is kinda strange, though, that so few do short stories in JC, given that it is always one (often two) of the 100-mark, LC Paper 1 composition options...
(Not a criticism, just an observation)

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@MrGallagher46 @conorsmurf 15 out of 180 marks (8.3%), therefore a bigger drop than the 5% of the widened grade band.

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@sccenglish @ainehyland €300k presumably

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@humphreyjones @astiunion Many congrats. Welcome to the club!

[jerome @JeromeDevitt]

@declanwalsh @PulitzerPrizes Amazing. Congrats to you both...