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Substitute teacher: 'I lived abroad and came home, but teaching in Ireland has been a disaster'
One young teacher who worked in the UK has now moved back home says he’s had enough of the struggle to live in Ireland.
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Sep 14th 2023, 11:55 PM
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Anonymous Teacher: 'Instead of cheers and claps, we are getting sneers from the public'
A teacher says the TUI calls this week for an early Christmas break were unhelpful, as those in her profession face a change in tone from the public.
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Nov 20th 2020, 11:58 AM
A teacher and her Sixth Year students debate To Kill A Mockingbird's place on the syllabus
We asked our anonymous teacher to share her views and those of some of her students on the recent controversy surrounding To Kill A Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Sep 22nd 2020, 7:00 PM
View from a teacher: 'Nobody wants to return to remote learning'
One teacher is hoping for the best but says she cannot understand why the government took so long to release the ‘return to school’ plans.
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Jul 30th 2020, 7:00 AM
View from a teacher: No, we have not been 'sitting at home on full pay' in lockdown
One reader is frustrated at what she believes is the unfair portrayal of teachers throughout the lockdown period and ahead of term start in September.
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Jul 7th 2020, 7:00 AM
View from a teacher: So far we’ve been putting out fires, but it's time for proper solutions
One secondary school teacher says now is also an opportunity to reimagine a new way of educating Irish students.
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May 23rd 2020, 7:30 AM
O'Casey said: 'Th’ time is rotten ripe for revolution'. Minister McHugh, now is the time to revolutionise the Leaving Cert
Our teacher says that in the midst of this Covid-19 crisis, we need an empathetic response to the Leaving Certificate question.
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Apr 20th 2020, 8:28 AM
Teaching during the Covid-19 crisis: Four weeks in, the novelty has given way to inertia for some students
One secondary school teacher describes the swift and extraordinary changes that she and her students are adjusting to.
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Apr 8th 2020, 7:00 PM