What is it?
Makey up shit which adds no value to society
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Thats where you’d be wrong.
I use sports science to improve ordinary peoples mental & physical health. Saving them from god knows what.
So do thousands of others.
Not this year
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Math is a fantastic subject. I’d be very interested to hear how @Steven_Naimsith got on in math. Did you do honours math in the LC, Steven? Did you study math in college? How did you enjoy math? What would you say was your favourite part of math? Trigonometry? Calculus? Or just all math in general? God, I love math.
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I loved math in elementary school and kindergarten (I was awesome at it) but the math got hard when I went to big school and I wasn’t gone on the old math any more, by the time I was a sophomore though I loved math again, especially calculus.
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Good man Teron, although, things must be bad when the Montague and Carlow are step ups mind you.
Teron overcomes a life lived in limbo
TERON FRANCIS HAS SPENT HIS LIFE IN IRELAND IN THE DIRECT PROVISION SYSTEM
Last week’s Leaving Cert results marked a special day for 17-year old Portlaoise College student, Teron Francis who received 425 points and hopes to study aero engineering at Carlow IT.
Originally hailing from the Erravur region of Sri Lanka, Teron has lived with his parents Ingrid and Terrence in the Direct Provision Centre in the Montague Hotel since they arrived in Ireland over eight and a half years ago.
Teron was aged nine when his father, mother and grandfather moved from Sri Lanka in 2007.
The move was prompted by the dangerous and volatile situation in the country at the time, which saw constant fighting between opposing forces.
The family decided on Ireland as their destination, and Teron admits to not remembering much about their former life in Sri Lanka.
Upon arrival in Ireland the family spent five days in Hatch Hall, before been transferred to the Montague Hotel in Emo.
The family have lived there since.
Teron’s grandfather was granted asylum status in 2009 and moved into Portlaoise to live. Sadly, he passed away in 2011.
Teron still lives with his parents at the Montague, but now hopes to move to Carlow to study Aero engineering.
The family’s attempts to get asylum status have failed, but last June their application for subsidiary protection was accepted, which now allows them to stay in the country indefinetly and leave the Direct Provision system.
For Teron the timing could not have been better as it now allows him to qualify for a Susi grant to study in Carlow.
Upon moving to Ireland , Teron initially stayed in one room in the Montague with his parents, but since then has received his own room. He is upbeat about the system.
“Honestly, I think I got lucky. The Montague is genuinely a very nice place for what it is,” he stated.
Teron’s family built a good rapport with the fellow residents in the Montague.
Over the years, however, they have seen many people coming and going, and new people are arriving all the time.
“There are up between 100 and 150 people living there now,” said Teron. “Everyone kind of leads separate lives and, of course, everyone wants to get out.
“Living in Ireland has been great, and I’ve made some great friends.
“Plenty of opportunities have been given to me during my time here.”
Teron originally attended Emo Natonal School and started in third class.
“I was treated the same as everyone else there. It was a quick and painless transition.
“Irish was a big step up, but eventually by the end of my time in Emo I had a fairly good grasp of it.
“The teachers were great, as they were also at Portlaoise College.”
Receiving his Leaving Cert results last Wednesday, he admits to been more excited than nervous.
At 17 he was the youngest graduate in his class of 50 to 60 at Portlaoise College.
Teron has no wish to go back to Sri Lanka on a permanent basis, but is not averse to the idea of returning for a visit sometime in the future.
He is excited about the next chapter in his life, and is looking forward to moving to Carlow.
His parents hope to move there also.
Fair play to him. But I’d say the only Aero Engineering course in Carlow IT will be how they put the bubbles into the chocolate.
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Well Teron has gotten a free education in Europe and will get a free degree along with being able to speak fluent English - Teron hasn’t had it too badly with direct provision! Most Irish people have to pay for the above!
Vindication for the direct provision system. Teron had a great time. And just by sticking it out for almost a decade in spite of having the asylum claim rejected his family can now stay here forever
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The margin is incredible on baby food, so they don’t really give a fuck about wages. Plus the place is one of the last bastions of the strong union.
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The poor bastard had to live in Emo for those ten years. He’s done his time.
I lived near a lot of Sri Lankans before, a horrible shower of bastards. Had their own gang called the Tamil Tigers or something like that, all sons of immigrants. Scum
Are we all set for the Irish version of The Purge tonight.
I hope that any of you who have family who sat it this year all the best today.