Talk:St Macartan's College
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The top half of this page is nothing but a one-sided piece of propaganda. It is not impartial, and refers on numerous occasions to itself in the first person. Every sentence is its own piece of manipulated 'information', and there are basic errors on the page, such as the translation of the school motto, 'Fortis et fidelis' being referred to in English as 'Strength and Faith', when it is in fact 'Strong and Faithful', softening the religious insinuations of the original attempted translation. Any attempt to correct this error is immediately met with a change back to the original.
"Our school complements the efforts of parents and parishes in the fostering of a living faith." Should faith be 'fostered' in a modern culturally diverse school, and which faith is it which is to be fostered? Should students not be educated on the topic of religion and faith, instead of having it implanted upon them? Maybe this is the true goal of the school, but the wording does not do this justice. Above is a rigid statement that does not do the school justice in any form, and possibly makes the positive goals of the school seem less positive than they actually are. Surely the fact that the statement can be construed as being exclusionary is enough to re-phrase it, or at least allow it to be re-phrased?
The academics section could be expanded to do the school justice in terms of results, rankings, and the progress of former students. One wonders why the section reverts to the bare and basic line that currently exists, when the school has much more to offer than that.
The student Council section is an exercise in self-indulgence and stands out to someone who knows the way the council actually operates, and the reason why it is even there.
The sports section is poorly represented as well. It has not even been up-dated to include the MacRory final of 2007.
In my personal view, the top section was written by a teacher in the school, most likely a priest, who has laced it with religious insinuations that poorly represent the school on this site, with the remainder being neglected, when it is in fact much more important in terms of how the school is judged by a reader. Not the most important of matters, but still, the page is poorly formed and yet will not take to alterations. Another example of the stoic attitudes that have done nobody any favours over the years.
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That was someone else who didn't sign their name. I have undid the editing the last editor did - please see this page before further vandalisation. Cavanagd 17:08, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
