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Tue 11 Nov 2009Let's get the facts first on dumbing down at second level
PRESIDENT'S LOG:Recently I was at a dinner and was sitting with several businesspeople. Well, to be honest, they were all businessmen, but that’s a subject for another time, writes FERDINAND VON PRONDZYNSKI
One topic that prompted a fair amount of debate was whether university standards in Ireland had dropped. There was some differences of opinion, but then one of my fellow diners made a comment that prompted general agreement. He said he couldn’t be sure whether standards were slipping, but he was inclined to believe they were.
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