"It is said that if you focus exclusively on results, you will never change. However, if you focus on change, you will get results. And this year the Department of Education has sought to change how the exams are marked in order to address the "grade inflation" that was a legacy of the Covid pandemic, when extra marks were allotted after the paper was corrected to reflect the unique circumstances."
"Students have been promised a "glide", not a "cliff edge", regarding the new adjustment. The grade inflation had risen to 7pc, so this year it is expected to come back to 4.5pc. But the alteration must be done in a phased way. Assessing the value of time spent in school through the prism of points or grades alone is simplistic and can only tell one part of the story."
Sixty-six thousand students sat state exams and will learn their results after marking changes. The Department of Education altered marking to address Covid-era "grade inflation", reverting from 7pc toward an expected 4.5pc through phased adjustment. Students were promised a "glide", not a "cliff edge", in the transition. Evaluating schooling solely by grades or points is simplistic and incomplete. Historical perspectives present education as both a lifelong undertaking and the soul of society passing between generations. Schools should foster creativity rather than repeat past failures. Students should continue pursuing goals regardless of marks attained.
Read at Irish Independent
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