Second Member of Maths Course Development Group Resigns

Reform of Leaving Cert maths doesn’t add up, says second academic to quit

Prominent professor Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has become the second person to leave a group which is developing the new Leaving Cert maths curriculum after she described its current state as ‘incoherent and mathematically inaccurate’. Dr Ní Shúilleabháin, who is an associate professor of mathematics education at Dublin City University, also said she believes her concerns were not being addressed. Professor Pauline Mellon left the group, which re…

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Second member of maths course development group resigns

A second member of a group tasked with reforming mathematics courses for the Leaving Certificate has resigned.