The best things about teaching? For some it’s June, July and AugustSecret Teacher: Students can easily tell devoted from disengaged teachersTue Mar 12 2019 - 00:00
Curriculum reform is like an Ikea flat pack without instructionsSecret Teacher: We feel increasingly insecure about what we are meant to be doingTue Feb 26 2019 - 00:00
The Secret Teacher: ‘Staff slovenliness is nurtured by principals afraid to show who’s boss’The secrets of effective school leadership for dummiesTue Feb 12 2019 - 00:00
Secret Teacher: ‘I’m privy to parents’ frank remarks on their children’s career choices’Parents need to allow enough freedom for independence but enough control to prevent disasterTue Jan 29 2019 - 00:00
The Secret Teacher: Watered-down Junior Cycle is sinking the shipWe knew it was trouble when ‘reform’ meant baby, bathwater and tub were thrown outTue Jan 15 2019 - 00:00
The Secret Teacher: ‘We’re considered well-to-do, but many of us are financially burdened’Most teachers do not have the stomach to go into battle and fight for better conditionsTue Dec 18 2018 - 00:00
‘Pupils are increasingly unwilling to learn anything off by heart’The Secret Teacher: It is difficult to keep students interested if it involves waitingTue Dec 04 2018 - 00:00
‘Grinds have become the equivalent of private health insurance’The Secret Teacher: Education is now just another commodity-driven part of Irish lifeTue Nov 20 2018 - 00:00
Each morning I look for signs of fatigue in class. I almost always find oneThe Secret Teacher: I am painfully aware of the burdens on some young peopleTue Nov 06 2018 - 00:00
Has your child’s teacher been absent? Hold off on the ‘Get Well Soon’ cardThe Secret Teacher: Many colleagues seek roles outside class, with harmful resultsTue Oct 23 2018 - 00:00
Are you a ‘soft touch’, ‘Darth Vader’ or ‘Mamma Mia’ parent?The Secret Teacher: We have already categorised you in one of our parenting stylesMon Oct 08 2018 - 19:25
Ladies’ Day looms at the parent-teacher meetingThe Secret Teacher: A blow-dry isn’t essential. I just need an ally to ensure homework is doneTue Sept 25 2018 - 00:00
The Secret Teacher: Classrooms are like animal rescue centresSome of our charges are wounded and vulnerable, due to homelife or other teachersTue Sept 18 2018 - 05:00
The Secret Teacher: ‘If children are the future, then it isn’t all that bright’Young people are massively disconnected from the world and its problemsTue Sept 11 2018 - 00:00
The Secret Teacher: ‘Meet Ireland’s biggest dosser’My colleague Mary could singlehandedly write ‘Dossing for Dummies’Tue Sept 04 2018 - 00:00
The Secret Teacher: ‘I’m on my 79th successive day off’Our obscene summer holidays are a precious source of vital nutrition for begrudgersTue Aug 28 2018 - 00:00
