Twitter with Jan O'Sullivan

byhookorbycrook

Tonight (Mon)the Min. for Ed, Jan O' Sullivan will participate in a live q and a session on twitter #edchatie

#edchatie takes place each Monday night, with tweeters voting on a subject for the chat each week.

More than thirty topic suggestions were put to a public vote and the top four will be discussed for fifteen minutes each on the night. The topics for discussion are:

1. Third Level Maintenance Grant and its protection in the upcoming budget (8:30 – 8:45pm)
2. Are the government going to take any measures to assist the numbers of unemployed teachers? (8:45 – 9:00pm)
3. Junior Cycle Reform – opportunities to progress reform, revised time lines, consideration of union proposals (9:00 – 9:15pm)
4. Class size – especially in the Infant Classes (9:15 – 9:30pm)

You can follow the Minister on Twitter: @JanOSullivanTD

Wicklowleaid

Had a chance to read back to the transcripts today. As we all thanks so much to #fboss. What a positive opportunity for our professsion, great to see. Thank you so much to my colleagues, I certainly enjoyed reading and thinking upon your tweets

byhookorbycrook

Transcript here : http://edchatie.pbworks.com/w/file/86547790/edchatie%20Number%20135.pdf

Jan O'Sullivan @JanOSullivanTD29/Sep/2014 07:53:07 PM UTC
If we want top-quality teachers in all of our classes, we have to make sure that teaching is a decent, well-paid profession


Jan O'Sullivan @JanOSullivanTD29/Sep/2014 08:02:06 PM UTC
My job is to work with the unions, parents, managers and students, to get full
agreement on the reforms we need

Wicklowleaid

Thanks, has a chance to read through today. Enthused to see my colleagues further endorsing a new modern approach to new junior cycle education, assessment and planning that us student centred!

mtoutlemonde

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Jan O'Sullivan @JanOSullivanTD29/Sep/2014 08:02:06 PM UTC
My job is to work with the unions, parents, managers and students, to get full
agreement on the reforms we need

I see she left out the teachers who will be delivering the reforms. It also gives the impression that teachers are wrong and all of the above are right.

Wicklowleaid

I would be more enthused that unions are top of her list, teacher unions who represent teachers!

Wicklowleaid

Good to hear out a further endorsement of our profession and the important part it plays as a cog in the educational wheel from the minister! How refreshing to hear students, parents and all players also mentioned

km79

Wicklowleaid wrote: »

I would be more enthused that unions are top of her list, teacher unions who represent teachers!

they also represent managers

endakenny

mtoutlemonde wrote: »

I see she left out the teachers who will be delivering the reforms. It also gives the impression that teachers are wrong and all of the above are right.

She didn't leave them out; unions represent the teachers.

km79

endakenny wrote: »

She didn't leave them out; unions represent the teachers.

they also represent managers who she mentioned separately?

endakenny

km79 wrote: »

they also represent managers who she mentioned separately?

By mentioning "managers", she probably meant to refer to the JMB and the organisations that represent managers of ETB-administered schools.

km79

endakenny wrote: »

By mentioning "managers", she probably meant to refer to the JMB and the organisations that represent managers of ETB-administered schools.

yeah I'm probably being paranoid. it still seems extremely odd not to mention teachers though

endakenny

km79 wrote: »

it still seems extremely odd not to mention teachers though

Not necessarily. The word "unions" in this context is probably shorthand for "teachers".

Wicklowleaid

I agree endakenny. Teachers top of her list!

evolving_doors

was it just me or did anyone find it hard to follow twitter! havn't followed tge transcript yet though

I think this boards forum would have been a better place...

man_no_plan

km79 wrote: »

yeah I'm probably being paranoid. it still seems extremely odd not to mention teachers though

Yeah but edchatie happens all the time, only gets attention when the minister is on.

Peter Flynt

O'Sullivan does deserve credit for doing something that Quinn would never do - and that is engaging with teachers on a public form.

It came across as more of a PR stunt with O'Sullivan issuing platitudes and not really engaging

byhookorbycrook

man_no_plan wrote: »

Yeah but edchatie happens all the time, only gets attention when the minister is on.

In fairness, people who might never have been on it before ,joined because the minister was taking part. Hopefully, the newbies will stay.