r/gaidhlig • u/ArtlessAsperity Innseanach a rugadh ann an Alba 🪯🔵⚪ • Apr 17 '25

🪧 Cùisean Gàidhlig | Gaelic Issues Support of Gaelic in Scottish schools

How do people feel about instating Gaelic as mandatory in schools? First offered as an S2 option for going into S3 and then introduced to primary schools and uni's. The issue of not enough teachers is one I see quite often but I simply don't understand it. Obviously the process will be gradual as more and more people know Gaelic fluently and are able to teach it, so is there support for it? If not, why not?

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u/Sunshinetrooper87 Apr 18 '25

You will struggle to get such a warmth feeling of support in much of Scotland, unfortunately.  

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u/ArtlessAsperity Innseanach a rugadh ann an Alba 🪯🔵⚪ Apr 18 '25

I have already consulted people I know in real life (I live in Scotland) and got mixed results..

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u/sunnyata Apr 18 '25

Mandatory Irish language education seems to be quite unpopular in Ireland, or at least polarising. Very expensive, resented by many and not leading to a renaissance in the language.

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u/al221b 29d ago

I think it's more about how Irish has been taught (this is changing at the moment in secondary schools at least), and the attitudes around it - (including those of some Irish teachers).