Photos from Protest Night
I was there – cold, wet and angry!
It was cold. It was very wet. Even so, 12,000 people stood on Molesworth Street and gave a clear signal to the government that the budget cuts to education were wrong. I stood around amongst the sea of slogans – some of which were brilliant, (Battman Robin our kids, Taoiseach Leave our Kids Alone, All […]
Why are you protesting?
I thought I’d ask myself that question. I’ve been listening to all the experts on the radio over the last week or so and have attended the INTO meetings but I’m not really sure that they are focussing on the right thing. They all seem to be harping on about class sizes. Now before I […]
What happened in the budget?
According to the INTO’s web site, the government have made the following cuts. The INTO have christened it: “The dirty dozen.” Fianna Gael decided that there were 32 cuts to education in the budget. Next Wednesday, during mid-term break, a big rally protest will be held outside the Dáil. I shall be there, hopefully with […]
Protest – Wednesday 29th October, 6:30pm, Leinster House
Due to the government’s baffling idea that it would be a good thing to punish schoolchildren in this year’s budget, a protest has been arranged by the INTO at 6:30pm next Wednesday. The protest coincides with a motion that has been proposed by the Labour Party to reverse the cuts made in the budget affecting […]
CEC Decides on Action Plan Against Cuts
The following is taken directly from the INTO web site… The Central Executive Committee of the INTO met today and decided on a further range of actions in the campaign against the attack on primary education in Budget 2009. The CEC decided on the following:
Would you let this man be in charge of your child's education?
I’ve had a few days to calm myself down about the budget so I could write coherently about the mess that we’ve been put into. Everyone is incredibly angry and rightly so; in fact, just looking at the picture on the left fills me with rage. The man on the left is responsible for the […]
A Smart Lunch
Today I had the pleasure of meeting the Market Development Manager from Steljes, who supply Smart Boards in Ireland. I was looking forward to this meeting because I like Smart Boards. I like the way you can use your finger to interact with the board. As far as I know, it’s the only board that […]
Cheap Laptops
I took a visit to PC World today as I was in Liffey Valley and it looks like there’s going to be some fun and games with cheap ultra mini laptops. Pictured here is a mini laptop from a company called Asus. The screen is only 10 inches and it runs its own Linux operating […]
Two meetings with Promethean
I’ve had a fairly surreal couple of weeks since I published my findings about Interactive Whiteboards. Promethean Ireland emailed me to arrange a meeting. Apparently, my survey has had an effect in the company and they wished to discuss it with me. As I was curious, more than anything, I agreed and met the sales […]