LONG thought to be indistinguishable, here’s your essential guide to spotting if you thought you had innocently parted with cash only to realise you had erroneously sent your child to a fee paying school. Here’s how to discern if you’ve sent your child to a private school or a cult: Is the school/cult institution instilling… Read more »
‘Flourish’, the relationship and sex education programme developed for junior infants to sixth class age group by the Irish Bishops’ Conference is to describe sex and puberty as a ‘gift from God’ to the 90% of schools still under the auspices of the Catholic Church. But what exactly will the Catholic Church, famed for its… Read more »
AS MANY AS 350,000 snot dripping, pants soiling, cough-while-not-covering-mouths, dirty handed children have made their return to school after the initial return to in-person began two weeks ago. Equal parts delighted and horrified to be returning to their profession in an environment more conducive to learning, teachers stoically accepted the fact 350,000 germ factories needed… Read more »
STILL adjusting to teaching in a location that isn’t within touching distance of a wine-filled fridge at home, the nation’s teachers return to in-person teaching has been hampered by the effect of off-the-cuff, make-it-up-as-you-go-along homeschooling done by parents. “Before we closed down before Christmas we had just started Irish history, do you know how long… Read more »
GOOD NEWS for parents around the country as the Minister for Education Norma Foley is to imminently release her ‘When The Little Shits Going To Be Out Of Your Hair’ roadmap. A phased return of pupils to schools is set to commence from March the 1st but details remain sketchy on when schools will be… Read more »
IN AN exclusive interview, Waterford student Daniel Carey shared his experience of foolishly expecting the Department of Education to abandon plans on staging in-person exams during an academic year full of disruption and an ongoing global pandemic. “Funny story, so I didn’t bother studying, and now I’m kind of worried I’ll actually have to sit… Read more »
A COUNTY Waterford mother with no understanding of the Irish language has admitted to now regretting sending her two children to a local Gaelscoil, with ongoing home-schooling during lockdown rendering her a useless, redundant parent. “Conas atá tú me bollix!” Darina Kent exclaimed, trying to decipher the latest stream of incomprehensible text delivered via a… Read more »
A SOURCE of immense frustration, heartache and ongoing concern for parents, Irish schools are to remain closed to pupils with special educational needs. But just who is to blame? With the help of the Department of Education and the Minister for Education WWN has copied their strategy of not consulting anyone else of relevance in… Read more »
WITH the dreaded news that schools will remain closed until at least the end of January (which many are taking to mean the end of February, when accounting for the Irish government), many parents are stressing about having to incorporate ‘distance learning’ into their already stressed out days. But fear not! Based on the experience… Read more »
WHILE the Minister for Education ended days of silence and uncertainty to confirm a government u-turn on forcing Leaving Cert students and their teachers into schools three days a week amid an out of control pandemic, Norma Foley maintained schools would reopen in the case of a catastrophic nuclear war. Speaking from within the confines… Read more »