Technology Gives, Technology Takes

by Norman Bernard New technologies have, in my opinion, given us unprecedented opportunities for the good. I am a beneficiary of them in my professional life. I could never even as a young adult have envisaged that I would give lessons in which the participants were...

Development of cognitive empathy in our learners

On the morning of Easter Monday, I happened to drive past a homeless person sleeping at a bus stop at the very moment when a car pulled up, and the driver anonymously delivered a meal to the sleeping person. He took care not to awaken the sleeping tramp. I was struck...

It’s Human Rights Day, 21st March 2023

“A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken...

Farewell and Just You and Me Program

In this newsletter we will be saying farewell to the Cummings family whose brief sojourn with Learning Unlimited was to prepare the twins Jenna and Joshua for their transition to the Irish schooling system. I will briefly outline my “Just You and Me” program that...

A new vision for education: redefining our humanness

In this newsletter I would like to welcome the newcomers to our Learning Unlimited Community and congratulate Learning Unlimited students who excelled in the November 2022 CAIE exams. I include testimonials from these students. There are also notices concerning the...