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I have been involved in education all my working life. I am trained as a teacher and have taught both children and adults. I am fascinated by how people and animals learn and all that they have in common. Music and literature have been central in my life.
How good is Evil? It’s another one. Another marketer’s dream. Another opportunity to lead the population by the nose into spending money in order to “celebrate”. It’s Halloween! But when and how did Halloween evolve into today’s Celebration of Evil? … Continue reading →
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Tagged "Not to cause confusion", Aberdeen, Brutality, Death, Dundalk, Evil,, Graphic pictures, Horror stories, Marketer's dream, Sports Psychologists
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Computers don’t pay Tax Our Irish Government Computer Con The Irish government announced this week that they intend to invest 210 million euro in putting digital technology in Irish schools. They say they will do this over the next five … Continue reading →
Posted in Computers, Digital Strategy for Schools, OECD
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Tagged 210 million euro, Computers, Germany, Irish Finance Minister, Irish Government, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Major Disaster Plan, Michael Noonan, OECD, OECD GLOBAL STUDY. Minister for Education, Parents, Tax, Tony Fitzpatrick, Trolleys in Hospitals. Drogheda, Wolfgang Shauble
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WE SAY MORE THAN WE THINK. Communication has many aspects, and one of those aspects, a most important one is reflective listening. This piece first appeared in Irish Canine Press in August 20 14 in my column “ The Reality … Continue reading →
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Tagged "I want to pick your brains, Agenda, an experienced dog handler, Annual General Meeting, Communication, disempower ourselves, I won, Irish Canine Press, Judging appointment, Liveline, Novice dog handler, Reflective listening, RTE
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Hey! Parents! Leave them kids alone! Horse Show Week in Dublin is just over and the shops are full of “Back to School” signs. The end of the long school holidays is looming. How many parents were driven to distraction … Continue reading →
Posted in Children at play, Parents
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Tagged "Go outside and play", ability to amuse ourselves, Amusements, Back to school, Children, Cowboys and Indians, Creative, disadvantage, Dublin, Good Parents, Leave them kids alone, my siblings, Parent/Teacher meetings, Parents, Playing and Imagination, Programmes, Real Horses, Resposnibility, Walking along a country road
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“Now, behave yourself!!!” came the final command from the adult as the young person walked towards me. Another session with another youngster whose behaviour usually was “challenging”, to say the least. “Behave yourself” Why do we say such things to … Continue reading →
Posted in Children and Dogs, Dog Training, Successful teaching, Training
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Tagged "Behave Yourself", Allows for objectivity, Behaviour, Dogs, Generalisations, Golfers, Imprecise words, Learn easily, Precision essential, Precision of language, Teach well, The Retrieve, Think
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Training; when Silence really matters. One of the things I notice most about people relating to other beings (human or animal) is the tendency to speak too much. In an age when keeping one’s own counsel is anathema to many … Continue reading →
Posted in Dog Training, Teaching, Use of silence
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Tagged "too much noise", behave, doing nothing, formalised dog training, offer people more silence, owner, silence, teaching, Training, Wait, wisdom
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Manners …Children and Dogs How do we teach a dog “Manners”? Same way that we teach children. We show good leadership. We are consistent. We are vigilant and we persist until certain behaviours are “proofed” in…
Manners …Children and Dogs How do we teach a dog “Manners”? Same way that we teach children. We show good leadership. We are consistent. We are vigilant and we persist until certain behaviours are “proofed” in the child or in … Continue reading →
Posted in Children and Dogs
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Tagged Barking dog, Basic Training, Christian Brothers, Concepts of Behaviour, Courtesy, Department of Education, Good Leadership, Manners, Manners for Dogs, Media, Presenters on National T.V. and Radio, RTE1, Safety technique for Dogs, Self preservation, Senior Primary Class, Social Conventions, Social Media Sites, Standards of Behaviour of our National Broadcaster, Thank You, The Late Late Show, Victorian Attitudes, Wait
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Dog Training and Mentors. In dog training it is difficult to both observe and simultaneously to train the dog. What “feels” right to us might look very different to the onlooker. When we feel that our dog is in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Dog Training, Mentoring, Uncategorized
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Tagged Best interests, Effective Teaching, How to choose a good trainer, Judge of Obedience, Kathryn Gillard, Mark of Good Teacher, Mentors and dog training, Obedience Competitor, Obedience Rings, Our posture
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Context Matters… for Dogs and Humans. Place provides the context for dogs. History provides the context for humans. “What should I do next?” asked the man with the Labrador dog. “Well, I think you might train that behaviour now in … Continue reading →
Posted in Dog Training, History, Taxpayer
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