As the 2014 calendar year winds towards its end we at Education Matters are savouring the conclusion of a very busy but tremendously rewarding and successful twelve months. We are naturally very [...]
Frontiers of science need to connect with the school system, says S.Ananthanarayanan. India has a large challenge of providing bare literacy to vast numbers. Even so, there is a case for [...]
The Pine Forest Art Centre at Glencullen, in the Dublin Mountains, has been providing creative and educational art and craft courses to children and young people for over 40 years. [...]
I’ve always thought it worthwhile to do a little dissecting of one’s work after it has been left for a time to digest. There is a certain amount of work [...]
Have you ever thought for a minute about the way we are teaching our children in school today? Do you think it needs an overhaul? Sir Ken Robinson has devoted [...]
39% worry their handwriting will be unreadable, compared to 37 worrying about a mind blank Two thirds (64%) of teachers say poor writing has prevented them giving the marks a [...]
Last week, Dr. Tony Hall met with Joe Schmidt and sent us a recap on what an engaging experience that was for him and for all attendees as Joe gave [...]
Lelia Doolan has been described as the godmother of independent film in Ireland. She began her career in RTE in the 1960’s with her ground-breaking work with the TV drama [...]
A few weeks ago we shared a blog post with you asking if our education system is undermining children’s creativity. SInce then we have met with a few teachers who [...]
