Sick of whingeing teachers [Kerryman.ie]
- Published: 06 October 2009
Sir, It makes me sick to hear all the complaints in the national media about the class sizes that teachers have to contend with. In my happy youth spent in Strand Road Boys National School in Tralee the four teachers taught in a room full of up to 70 boys.
Of course they were real teachers who earned their crust, not like the spoilt lot in modern society who seem more interested in the long holidays so that they can go double jobbing for greed and big houses.
The teachers believe that they run the country. They once held a high profile and dictated the way people led their lives but that is no longer, which is a good thing. They have hefty salaries and a huge state pension after taking early retirement. The Department of Education must stand up to these glorified chosen people, whose profession is a closed shop with sons and daughters following in the same soft tradition as their parents.
Full Story: http://www.kerryman.ie
Tories pledge return to rote learning and sets in schools [Guardian]
- Published: 05 October 2009
A Conservative government would favour a return to rote learning and setting pupils by ability to give all students a basic fact-based knowledge once they left school, the shadow schools spokesman, Nick Gibb, said today.
Full Story: www.guardian.co.uk
Minister: Schools can't force parents to pay donations [NZHerald]
- Published: 05 October 2009
Schools must make it clear to parents that donations are voluntary, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
Full Story: www.nzherald.co.nz
An inspector calls... [LeaderMagazine.co.uk]
- Published: 05 October 2009
The UK Experience - When the phone call came last February, Kate Barnett and her staff were well prepared for the pilot inspection. But had they done enough?
Full Story: http://www.leadermagazine.co.uk
Foghlaim Gaeilge ar an iPhone [Gaeilge.ie]
- Published: 04 October 2009
Seolann Maithú Aistritheoir Gaeilge 'Get the Focal' i siopa feidhmchlár iPhone
Cén Ghaeilge ar "handy"? Aimsigh an focal agus ansin foghlaim conas é a fhuaimniú i gcúpla soicind le 'Get the Focal', atá ar fáil anois ar do iPhone nó iPod Touch.
San fheidhmchlár 'Get the Focal' ar an iPhone tá breis is 13,000 aistriúchán agus nasc leis an bhfuaimniú ceart as Gaeilge. Tá an bunachar sonraí d'aistriúcháin stóráilte san fheidhmchlár agus mar sin aistríonn sé láithreach gan aon ghá ceangal leis an Idirlíon. Tá sé gasta, beacht agus is féidir é a úsáid chun aiste Ghaeilge a dhéanamh, ailt a léamh as Gaeilge, nó cúpla focal a chur isteach sa chaint anois is arís. Nó má tá focal fánach éigin uait, ní gá ach an fón a chroitheadh agus tiocfaidh sé aníos.
Scéal Iomláin: http://www.irish.ie/
