Should history be a mandatory subject for Junior Certificate students?
News circulated earlier in 2018 that history was going to be removed from the Junior Certificate core curriculum.
This news was met with anger and disagreement as people believed there was no way children in Ireland should grow up without having at least a basic knowledge of what happened in this country and abroad before them.
But it now appears that it is being seriously reconsidered.
According to Newstalk, Education Minister Joe McHugh confirmed last night that decision is being examined.
Speaking at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis, Minister McHugh said: “If we’re talking about the future, we have to know about our past, we have to learn from our past.
“Not just the past of 100 years – we’re talking about contemporary history as well, and our recent past. I’m committed to that review.”
Recently re-elected President Michael D. Higgins was among the many critics of the decision to make the subject optional.
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