Two Line Tuesday: Droichead – No Means Yes
In case anyone was wondering about the wording of the Droichead ballot, if you vote “yes” it means “no” to Droichead and if you vote “no,” it means “yes” to Droichead. Well, that’s nicely confusing.
Month: May 2016
Are the Teaching Council acting ethically?
Right now, teachers are being asked to vote in a ballot as to whether to take part in Droichead or not. The ballot question is as follows: Do you agree to participate in industrial action, with effect from 1 July 2016, in the form of a directive to be issued by the Central Executive Committee on … Read more
Two Line Tuesday: Teaching Council Mailbombing
Since the INTO ballot opened yesterday, the Teaching Council have been mailbombing, emailing, tweeting, sending glossy newsletters and hosting fancy webinars in order to convince everyone that Droichead is great. One could look at it and think that this is highly unethical behaviour or, on the other hand, it could be seen as desperation.
Hello, Richard
A new government was formed in Ireland today and we got a new Minister for Education. It’s Richard Bruton. He has moved from the portfolio of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. He takes over from Jan O’Sullivan, who has left education in a bit of a mess, with several ballots for industrial action going on and an awful … Read more
Not a SMART move
SMART, the company behind the Smartboard Interactive Whiteboard announced that their software “SMART Learning Suite” which includes the only program teachers probably ever used “Smart Notebook” can no longer be sold or used with other displays. While this probably isn’t going to affect that many Irish primary school teachers since we’ve moved way beyond Interactive Whiteboard software, … Read more
Two Line Tuesday: Droichead Ballot
The INTO are issuing ballot papers to all members asking us whether we shouldn’t comply with Droichead. It’s a real pity it’s had to come to this.