Repeater scenario

Labour's proposal of a reception (repeater) class reminds me of the so-called reforms in education in the 1970s, such as the abolition of examinations and Junior Lyceums, the student worker scheme, the scrapping of the BA, BSc and theology courses, and...

Labour's proposal of a reception (repeater) class reminds me of the so-called reforms in education in the 1970s, such as the abolition of examinations and Junior Lyceums, the student worker scheme, the scrapping of the BA, BSc and theology courses, and the struggle for the life of the Church schools. All these reforms were introduced simply because the Labour Party wanted them as is happening with the repeater class.

As yet, no one has yet come out to support this proposal. Neither the parents (through the Association of School Councils) nor the MUT nor the Faculty of Education have supported this issue and, still, the Labour Party persists in its proposal.

As Lawrence Gonzi has been saying recently, when we go to vote on March 8, we would be expressing an opinion even on the repeater class. Those of us who disagree with this proposal should vote PN.

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