Daily Archives: October 13, 2013

Critique of the Junior Cert History Course

Posted on October 13, 2013 by gerardhealy9

The History Junior Certificate syllabus is of excellent quality and is certainly a very good basis for pupils who may be taking the Leaving Cert programme. However there is a lot to critique about the syllabus: 1. The Course covers … Continue reading →

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History ideas to enhance pupil learning!!

Posted on October 13, 2013 by gerardhealy9

Kevin McCarthy who is the inspector with the Department of Education and Science wrote an article a few years ago outlining some ideas relating to good source work that he has employed in the course of History inspections. It is … Continue reading →

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The Holocaust

Posted on October 13, 2013 by gerardhealy9

This is a brief snippet from Jacques Lipetz a survivor of the Jewish colony in Manila It was in March 1945 that my first Seder in freedom occurred.The first in many years, the first after the start of the fury … Continue reading →

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The Holocaust

Posted on October 13, 2013 by gerardhealy9

The Holocaust website is an excellent resources for both History and Religious Education. The Holocaust is very briefly mentions in the History Junior Cycle Programme but is more extensively covered in the Leaving cert programme. It can also be a … Continue reading →

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School History

Posted on October 13, 2013 by gerardhealy9

I really like this website and is a must for all history teachers be it primary or post primary. A English based website which deals with history for the GCSE’s, it is still a website that is worth looking at. … Continue reading →

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History Leaving Cert

Posted on October 13, 2013 by gerardhealy9

History Leaving Cert This is an essential document for all teacher who are teaching Leaving Cert Higher or Ordinary Level History. It gives the necessary topics that need to be covered in both Leaving Cert Syllabuses (Early Modern and Late … Continue reading →

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