Angela Lee Duckword, a teacher turned psychologist, reveals what factor determines whether a student will succeed or fail. Well worth a review. Copyright TED
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IDENTITY CONFUSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREER GUIDANCE.
What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is often posed to students during primary school. With response including a fireman, a camogie star, a farmer etc. A recent family outing reminded me of this. The story goes 3 young boys in 6th class were asked by the school principal; What […]
Entering First Year of Post Primary School – What you really need to Know.
The time is coming for your child to start post primary school. This is an anxious and stressful time for both parent and student – particularly if this is your eldest child. We spoke to Bernie Murphy, Home School Liaison Co-ordinator at Selskar College Wexford, about this important and often difficult transition period. Following is […]
CAO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Monday 20 August is the day for CAO offers. Here are some answers to the most common questions. I didn’t get any offer what can I do? Check “Available” Courses on the CAO website. www.cao.ie. Make sure you have necessary entry requirements. Review the modules, ensure you are happy with the modules and this course relates […]
We Are Online, New Website for Whitney Career Guidance
At Whitney Career Guidance We Care. When you use our services we want you to have the best experience possible, right from the moment you make your first contact with us. For many of you that initial contact is via the Whitney Career Guidance Web Site. That’s why we decided to invest in a totally […]
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID INTELLIGENCE.
Stupid is a word that annoys me especially when it is attached to a person. When a person refers to themselves as stupid it normally means that this is something that they have become conditioned to through reinforcement from an external source. Having experienced this and witnessed this during 6th class in primary school I can […]
Subject Choice – Getting it Right
“No one was Born into the World whose Work is not Born with him” (James Russell Lowell 1891-91). Our consultants see many Junior Certificate / Transition Year Students each year that are faced with the task of selecting their Leaving Certificate Subjects. This is an important decision and getting it right can have a positive […]
HEA Study Highlights 15% Non-Progression Rate to Second Year
HEA study highlights 85% of students progressed to their second year of study with improvements shown in the field of Computer Science Students from Farming Backgrounds Most Likely to Progress In the fifth of a series, a new Higher Education Authority report, ‘A Study of Progression in Irish Higher Education’, to be published today (Thursday 27th), […]