Grinds

Grinds

"Grinds" is a Hiberno-English term for private tuition but also a major industry in Ireland. It is normally always plural, and it would be incorrect to use the word "Grind" as a verb or to refer to a single lesson.fact|date=April 2008

Grinds in Ireland, are a major component of educational life. A normal Irish student will have many of these "grinds" before sitting the two major state exams, the junior cert and the leaving cert. Grinds is a multi million euro industry in Ireland [ [http://www.grinds-ireland.com/info.html "Grinds Industry"] ] and according to the Irish Times, some 40 per cent of all full-time Leaving Cert students are paying fees averaging more than €5,000 per annum [ [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/0809/1186424956566.html "Grinds Industry Article"] ] in addition to their normal schooling.

The term "grinds" is much less commonly used at university/college level, where third level students would more likely use the word extra tuition.fact|date=April 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.grinds-ireland.com "Grinds Ireland"] at Grinds-Ireland.com
* [http://www.irish-grinds.com "English Irish Maths Grinds"] at Irish-Grinds.com


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