Sir, – Seán Flynn’s (December 11th) report on the rankings of Irish students in reading, mathematics and science paints a far more negative account of the facts than the actual report (from the Educational Research Centre).
While it is true that we are not top-of-the-class, Irish students performed “significantly above the centrepoint” in all three categories.
M. Flynn sees fit to throw stones at almost every aspect of Irish education in his Irish Times contributions – perhaps praise when it’s due would encourage our educators to redouble their efforts and continue to improve the rankings of Irish students. – Yours, etc,