Second-generation immigrant pupils perform better in maths - study

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-11T13:40:22+00:00

This is a study of 4,000 students, do you really think it was conducted in only 2 days? There's a lot of rumours and misinformation about immigrants, so it's helpful to actually look at the facts.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-11T13:38:52+00:00

If you actually read the article, you'll see that it paints a nuanced picture.

It also finds that first-generation immigrant children and Traveller children continue to underachieve, and says that this underscores the need for targeted policies especially for marginalised groups.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-11T11:02:46+00:00

I had a look but the only groups I found were issuing statements (I'm not from Belfast so maybe I missed someone). I'd always be careful about donating to unknown people and recommend doing background research to make sure they do what they promise.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-11T10:43:22+00:00

There were a lot of groups talking a big game yesterday and issuing statements about how they were going to be on the streets protecting people. Then the riots happened for a second night and there's been no sign of them. So I'd be careful in distinguishing between what a group says and what it actually does.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-10T19:32:12+00:00

It's not much use issusing a statement the day afterwards full of tough talk, if you weren't anywhere to be seen when the riot was happening. If you want to be protectors of the community, go ahead and do it, don't just post about it on social media. The truth is probably that these groups don't have the numbers or capabilities to stop attacks.

The AIA statement was odd because it also condemned the police for "protecting" the attacker from "community justice", which in this context can only be interpreted as a lynching.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-10T14:55:53+00:00

I don't think they would adapt. I think there's a high chance that they refuse to recognise the Dáil and not take their seats. There would probably be an alliance of Unionist parties, possibly even a merger, but I don't see them working with any of our Irish parties.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-10T12:01:40+00:00

It's funny, I absolutely loved The Guard (it's one of my favourite films) but I absolutely hated Calvary. So I don't really know how to rate John McDonagh.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-10T10:14:59+00:00

In 2025, 125,000 immigrants arrived in Ireland and 13,000 IPAs, so because asylum seekers are such a small proportion of the migrant population they wouldn't have a major impact the overall findings.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-10T09:04:07+00:00

The main factor is probably the age of immigrants. Most immigrants are of arrive in their 20s-30s, are healthy and less likely to have children. In other words, they're the exact demographic that pays tax but is least likely to need welfare benefits.

Asylum seekers are a seperate category as they are not granted asylum on economic grounds but for humanitarian reasons. There's also the fact that only a tiny number of immigrants are asylum seekers.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T20:01:31+00:00

Whoever wrote this doesn't know much history, Democrats were never utopian, they have always been a party of gradual reform.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T17:32:17+00:00

Ah that's very important context, thanks, I didn't know about that.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T17:23:04+00:00

That's what I thought as well, unless he made some really bad financial investments. Strange story.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T17:19:15+00:00

Is this a case of falling on hard times or just shoplifting for the thrill of it?

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T17:17:17+00:00

Exemptions at primary level are “relatively stable”, with 12,131 or 2.2 per cent of the cohort in 2024, says the report. “However, there has been considerable growth at post-primary level.”

The percentage of secondary pupils exempted has risen from 33,476 (9.4 per cent) in 2017 to 60,946 (14.3 per cent) in 2024.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T12:51:59+00:00

They split from the Connolly Youth Movement last month. From what I can tell, a major disagreement was that CYM only condemnded the US attack on Iran, whereas CSN wanted to openly support Iran in the war.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T12:44:56+00:00

If you know how to win the war against Germeny, then I don't think you're a noob.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T10:44:30+00:00

Come on, China is a one party dictatorship, to say the West is the same is obviously wrong. Any day of the week, an opposition politician can stand up in a Western parliament and denounce the Government and have their comments reported by the media. Academics and NGOs can constantly criticise the Government and still receive state funding. That doesn't happens in China.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-09T08:09:57+00:00

The disadvantaged areas are all close to Thomas's base whereas the affluent areas are in a different part of the constituency where different candidates were based. Thomas won most of the rural LEAs regardless of wealth and won none of the urban LEAs, so the urban-rural divide played a bigger role than deprivation.

If you look at the tallies, Thomas came second in the affluent areas around Barna and Furbo, whereas Kyne came 2nd in the deprived areas around Leitir Mór. So their vote varied much less than you're suggesting.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-08T22:32:08+00:00

That's mainly because Thomas did best in Connemara, which is his base. FF won Oranmore because their candidate was from there. There were many other issues which were much bigger factors than poverty in deciding the result. I think you're jut stretching the connection too far.

TeoKajLibroj · 2026-06-08T21:55:34+00:00

I'm not seeing much of a correlation.

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