There are not too many parents out there who will wholeheartedly admit that they love making school lunches for their children, and many are especially disheartened when the lunchboxes arrive [...]
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited while imagination embraces the whole world. (Albert Einstein) Creativity is an elusive concept. It is what makes us unique as [...]
“We are all creative. Creativity is the hallmark human capacity that has allowed us to survive thus far. Our brains are wired to be creative, and the only thing stopping [...]
Is the media so focused on the points that it is missing the real point of education? Every June, on the Wednesday following the bank holiday, exam fever of epidemic [...]
The revelation by Clare hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald, in an interview with Miriam O’Callaghan, that he was horribly bullied in school will surprise many. His description of an incident which [...]
For thousands of years, the profession of the educator has been held in high esteem. The job of instilling our children with knowledge while helping to teach them right from [...]
The current breakdown in communication between the Government and the public sector will affect far more than the parties involved. By Amy Haverty, Journalist The Croke Park II deal [...]
The crisis of suicide in schools is to some extent a hidden one. When a suicide occurs, the first instinct of any school or community is to protect the family and [...]
In the interviews I have been having with teachers for my research, a word has come up regularly: interdiscplinarity. Interdiscplinarity is seen by teachers as a way of dealing with [...]
On my last blog I wrote regarding the now famous acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). STEM is used to envelop a myriad of disciplines, and it is now [...]
