Leaving Cert maths overhaul faces further criticism as second expert resigns
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at DCU, Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, who has stepped down from the Mathematics Development Group, which advises the National Council for Curriculum Assessment, said she did so because she was not prepared to be associated with a document of such poor quality that was “incoherent and mathematically inaccurate.
“I think it will do a disservice to our young people,” she told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.
“It will fail to adequately prepare them for their future lives in society and work and study because mathematics underpins so many aspects of our world but particularly STEM which is so important to our economy. And I think at the heart of this, it's a systems issue.
"Subject experts are not formally or consistently included in any subject development group.”
Ní Shúilleabháin said that the work being done by the Mathematics Development Group was “hugely important”, as its role was to effectively draft the new maths...
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