Brigid Arthur

I have been actively involved in education for nearly half a century. I should be getting tired but I am actually still feeling quite energised. I wouldn't have missed any part of the involvement - being first a Primary school teacher for a few years, then a long time as a teacher in Brigidine Secondary schools, a Principal for many years, on a Resource team for some time, working in a Diocesan CEO for three years.

The best part has been all the marvelous people I have met and worked with over the years. Currently, I am the Co-ordinator of the Brigidine Secondary Schools' Council (B.S.S.C.). In this position I work closely with the school Principals who are all wonderful. I am passionate about education and particularly that aspect of educating which opens doors to young people, giving them a richness of life that would not otherwise be possible. I wish teaching was valued by our community as a way of enlivening and enlightening rather than credentialling.

I am interested in what schools offer as learning possibilities but I am even more interested in how people learn. I think we have a long way to go in really understanding why some people find it hard to learn at times and why there are such different rates of learning even for the one individual. I think Brigidine schools should be inclusive and welcoming places and I would like them to be known for their happiness, their excitement and innovation, and their compassion. I have great faith in teachers and I believe we continue to strive for these goals.

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