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Letter in today's 'Irish Times' on AI in the Leaving Certificate. [punctuation clarification: paras 3 & 4 are all by Daisy Christodoulou]

Fortnightly 187: John Warner on writing & AI | Lucy Worsley on Agatha Christie | John Guillory | Yiyun Li on William Trevor | Hisham Matar on Siena | teaching 'Othello' via Tralee Education Support Centre | Simon Lewis 👨🏻‍🎓🎙📌✍🏽 on being Irish & Jewish | Audrey Watters & Peps on tech. Link next.

Curious how students feel about the idea of AI being used in education—not just for students but also teachers? Read this: thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/what-my-stud…

From the archive for J. L. Carr, #BornOnThisDay in 1912, a few thoughts on his sublime novella A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY. A story imbued with a strong sense of yearning - a nostalgia for an idyllic world lost in the midst of time. #JLCarr #BOTD. jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/a-m…

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The fallow week for the Fortnightly. Issue 188 is out next Saturday. Here's 187: John Warner on writing & AI, English Meet, Agatha Christie, William Trevor & Yiyun Li, Close Reading, Hisham Matar in Siena, RIP Aidan Chambers and more. juliangirdham.substack.com/p/187-enough-o…

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Have you ever felt like the smarter you get, the dumber you feel? It’s not imposter syndrome. It’s called the Dunning-Kruger Effect—and it explains a lot.

English Leaving Certificate reform delayed by one year due to oral exam proposal.

So, it appears we can delay specifications because the State Examinations Commission isn’t ready to implement AACs in English and Accounting but plough on when schools clearly aren’t resourced sufficiently to implement them in the Senior Sciences, where serious health and safety

Revising for Leaving Certificate English: juliangirdham.com/blog/preparing…

John McHugh on being a secondary school principal in Ireland now. irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

From the archive for Arnold Bennett, #BornOnThisDay in 1867, my thoughts on THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL. A hugely enjoyable, fast-moving caper, set largely in a high-class London hotel, this excellent novel sparkles with wit and verve! #BOTD #ArnoldBennett jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/the…

Letter in the Irish Times by Humphrey Jones 🔬🧬🥼🧪 of ISTA on the serious problems in science next year unless a pause is called, following the announcement of delays in English and Accounting.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literature - dies aged 87 - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Teachers are loving phone-free schools. Kids will choose their phones over listening to a teacher, but they choose their teacher over... nothing. Here's an insightful and humorous report from one teacher, Gilbert Schuerch: afterbabel.com/p/my-school-ba…

OpenAI is coming for Irish schools, according to its CFO.

Fortnightly 188: Patrick McGuinness, AI & English, Emma Smith on 'Macbeth', Pádraig Ó Tuama on Denise Duhamel, Rebecca Winthrop with Ezra Klein, Shakespeare in Wisconsin, Yiyun Li, Irish Gatsby and more. juliangirdham.substack.com/p/188-flatteri…

Great news! Vaping shelters are going to be built in Irish secondary schools, in a deal with the industry leader TEY. juliangirdham.com/blog/open-ai-i…