Why are we not liked?

…great holidays, pay, pensions and security” Guess what? I agree wholeheartedly. Most other teachers I speak to complain about various things that sound petty to members of the public. My…

Cake Bake Sale

…a large, large school in Athy. This school had over 600 students and with this came huge expenses. The parents’ committee, the Principal and the staff were constantly needing to…

An Bord Snip Nua recommendations

…car-free times. So any small schools, ie those with a teaching principal should group together to form a school with an administative principal. Having said this, I don’t think we…

Anseo.net Review of 2011

…designed by Fred Boss (NCTE), Damien Quinn (Seomra Ranga) and me gave children around the country the opportunity to learn about and publish art to people around the world. In…

Hitachi Software Bundle

…quality of the program was good but compared to the literacy offerings, the maths stuff paled in comparison. I’m fairly sure these two DVDs come free with the Hitachi boards…

Saving Money for ICT

computers running Windows XP were good enough for schools. This led to companies springing up selling refurbished computers, which I believe are good enough for schools. They cost as little…