Children and Technology
An investigation into the possible downsides and beneficial effects of technology on the development of children.
Technology has become a part
of everyday life. We are all immersed in technology from the mo...
It’s World Teachers’ Day: 16 confessions which prove Irish teachers are the best
5 October 2018 is World Teachers' Day, a day which draws attention to all the hard work teachers do across the world.
For many of us our teachers may have seemed like figures of authority with no personality, ...
Dublin unsung heroes: “the lollipop lady”
"I know the children; I know all their faces...And we say here's the last two now and let them cross the road."
Often times when children go to school, there is a man or woman who controls traffic and allows...
Do they know it’s Easter time at all? Changes afoot for religious education in schools.
This time last year was particularly demanding for Catholic primary school children in Ireland. Due to a very early Easter, the week before end-of-term holidays was even more hectic than usual. In between readi...
12 Reasons you know you are a Primary school Teacher
#1 - Every day genuinely feels like crowd control...
#2 - By the time it gets to Monday afternoon, you look forward to saying buh-bye...
#3 - You are the first to hear about the latest 'it couple', even i...
Sex Ed Ireland and Social Media
Sexual education Ireland. 3 words that sit uncomfortably beside each other in a sentence. Recently I presented a college radio program on Griff.fm, discussing sexual health in Ireland with Oisín McKenna from Sp...