Podcast appearances and mentions of peter o'connor

There's belief primary teachers aren't being given enough help to do the best job they can.The Education Institute's released a report showing how under-staffed and resourced primary schools are.The primary teachers' union recommends lowering the number of students per classroom, and giving teachers one day in five off for prep.Auckland University education Professor, Peter O'Connor, made submissions and told Tim Dower parents want schools to excite children about learning, but that's not possible at the moment.“Our teachers are overloaded, they're overworked, they're dealing with really significant behaviour issues at many schools in this country.”LISTEN ABOVE

This week of the podcast, Peter O'Connor Founder and CEO of Global Security Devices chats with Guaranteed Irish CEO Brid O'Connell about GSD Temperature Screening Solution that is helping businesses to safely re-open, their wireless access control solution, and the importance of supporting local business for a circular economy.

An Auckland academic has criticised the government's funding boost for the arts, saying it lacks any vision for the future of the sector. Yesterday, the Prime Minister unveiled a multi-million dollar package for the industry as part of its post-Covid recovery. Peter O'Connor is the director of the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation at Auckland University.

Education advisors warn that the nation risks serious anxiety and mental health problems among young people if the return to schooling is not handled right. The University of Auckland this week launched a website to help teachers help children deal with what they have been through during the lockdown. An education professor from the university, Peter O'Connor, told RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen some children will be worried about their parents' jobs and others will be worried by the scale of the pandemic.

The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton. The film was released on March 25, 1983. Jo Ellen Misakian, a librarian at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California, and her students were responsible for inspiring Coppola to make the film.[2] The film is noted for its cast of up-and-coming stars, including C. Thomas Howell (who garnered a Young Artist Award), Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane. The film helped spark the Brat Pack genre of the 1980s. Both Lane and Dillon went on to appear in Coppola's related film Rumble Fish; Dillon and Estevez also starred in Tex (1982). Emilio Estevez went on to write and star in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), the only S. E. Hinton film adaptation not to star Matt Dillon. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, most notably the performances, particularly Macchio being singled out for praise, and performed well at the box office, grossing $33.7 million on a $10.0 million budget. PODCAST NOTES Peter O'Connor joins Jason to talk about his favorite movie, 'The Outsiders' (0:01), 'The Outsiders' emotional pitch and tone and Coppola's intentions setting out in capturing a certain tenor of emotional height in the movie (3:00), Matt Dillon as Dally intro scene (3:00), C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy intro scene (4:23), Tom Cruise and whether or not he nailed the accent in the movie (5:00), the infamous audition process for the film (6:00), Drive-In scene with C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane and Michelle Meyrink (6:30), Michelle Meyrink as Jordan in hilarious bathroom clip from 'Real Genius' with Gabriel Jarrett (8:00), Cast members age during filming (9:00), Tom Cruise in 'Risky Business', 'All The Right Moves' and 'The Outsiders' all in 1983 (9:30), Peter O'Connor's acting and career discussion of on-set behavioral norms changing over time, including the infamous Christian Bale caught-on-audio outburst on the 'Terminator' set (10:00), Auditioning for 'The Outsiders' including audio from some other actors' auditions (10:30), Rob Lowe on the audition process (12:00), Coppola's Zoetrope Studios 'One From The Heart' trailer with Teri Garr, Frederick Forrest, Tom Waits, Nastassia Kinski and Raul Julia (15:00), Peter emotionally defends 'Godfather 3' (16:30), the amazing story of how an elementary-school teacher caused S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders' to get made as a movie (18:30), Coppola's filming of the entire 'Outsiders' movie on one of the first VHS cameras (19:00), Greaser cast members vs soc cast members anecdotes (20:00), Peter's blue-collar acting chip on his shoulder (24:00), clip of the Gold poem scene with Johnny and Ponyboy from 'The Outsiders' (27:00), Panavision filming techniques used in 'The Outsiders' (28:00), Church fire scene and male teacher hilarious denial (30:00), S.E. Hinton's backstory writing 'The Outsiders' (31:00), Alternative Casting for 'The Outsiders' featuring Anthony Michael Hall, Kate Capshaw, Helen Slater, Val Kilmer, Mickey Rourke, Glenn Scarpelli, Vincent Spano, Adam Baldwin (35:00), 'My Bodyguard' scene with the incredible Adam Baldwin, Scott Baio, Dennis Quaid (36:30), Darren Dalton with C. Thomas Howell pre-rumble car talk scene from 'The Outsiders' (38:00), Leif Garrett scene from 'The Outsiders' (42:00) Peter's journey to acting (45:00), Peter's side hustle driving Al Pacino for 10 years in NYC (46:30), Matt Dillon in the brilliant 'Over The Edge' from 1979 (53:00), Matt Dillon's career including 'Crash', 'To Die For', 'Singles, and 'Drugstore Cowboy' (57:30), Peter telling Al Pacino he's the reason Peter became an actor (1:11:00), Phillip Seymour Hoffman as  an influence on Peter; as probably the greatest actor of his generation and his great appearances in 'The Great Lebowski', 'Moneyball', 'Along Came Polly' and 'Charlie Wilson's War' (1:12:00), Peter meeting Meryl Streep in his underwear (1:15:00), 'Stay Gold, Ponyboy' 1:16:00), the 'Complete Novel' version of 'The Outsiders (1:18:00), Peter's 'Latch Key TV' choices, with 'The Incredible Hulk', 'The Dukes Of Hazzard', and 'The Muppet Show' (1:20:00).

Barely half of New Zealand adults know that it takes 365 days for the Earth to go around the sun.Fewer than half can name the seven continents, or work out how far a car travels at a constant speed in a given time.Only 32 per cent know that the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840.The results, from a poll of 1000 New Zealanders aged 18 and over for the NZ Initiative, has exposed what the business think tank calls "serious gaps in public knowledge".It blames New Zealand's flexible curriculum which allows each school to design its own local curriculum, and calls for a more structured education system to ensure that all New Zealanders acquire "a core of knowledge".The poll, conducted by landline and cellphone by Curia Market Research, asked 13 questions covering maths, science, history, geography and spelling.Study author Briar Lipson said four questions were chosen to match similar surveys overseas.Briar Lipson says the poll has uncovered "serious gaps in public knowledge". Photo / SuppliedNew Zealand adults did well on two questions: 70 per cent of Kiwis know that the earliest humans did not live at the same time as the dinosaurs, compared with 63 per cent of Australians and 59 per cent of Americans; and 90 per cent of Kiwis, compared with 80 per cent of British teenagers, know that Winston Churchill was a real person and not fictional.But 59 per cent of Australians, compared with only 53 per cent of Kiwis, know that the Earth goes around the sun in 365 days.And 65 per cent of adults across all developed nations, but only 57 per cent of Kiwis, know that $100 invested at 2 per cent interest would be worth $102 after a year.Lipson said the other nine questions were a "scattergun" aimed at testing "the kind of knowledge that might be particularly relevant in New Zealand".Again, impressive numbers know that New Zealand was first to give women the vote (85 per cent), know the capital of Australia (81 per cent), and know how to spell "their" in the phrase "their house is large" (80 per cent).Two-thirds (67 per cent) correctly answered "no" when asked, "Do antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria?"But only 48 per cent could work out how far a car would travel in 45 minutes if it travelled at a constant 40km/h.Only 44 per cent could name the seven continents, and only 39 per cent know that you would have more than $110 in your account if you invested $100 for five years at 2 per cent interest each year.The lowest scores were on two NZ history questions: only 32 per cent knew when the treaty was signed, and 34 per cent chose the correct answer to the question: "Was the Native Land Court established in New Zealand to return land to Māori or to make it easier for Pākehā to purchase land?"Young adults aged 18-30 did better than older generations on the science questions about the Earth and the sun and about humans and dinosaurs.But young adults were less likely than older people to know about the treaty, the Native Land Court, women getting the vote, Winston Churchill, antibiotics and even the capital of Australia (76 per cent of young adults knew it was Canberra, compared with more than 80 per cent of those aged 30-60).Lipson said she was delighted that the Government had decided recently to require all schools to teach NZ history by 2022, but that begged the question of what other "core knowledge" all New Zealanders should have - a question left largely open by the 2007 NZ Curriculum.Professor Peter O'Connor agrees that the NZ curriculum has been "hollowed out". Photo / Chris LoufteAuckland University education professor Peter O'Connor, a critic of the NZ Initiative in other areas of education, agreed that the curriculum had been "hollowed out"."There is often a pendulum that swings between acquisition of skills and acquisition of knowledge, and perhaps the pendulum has swung in one direction," he said."Kids need to know things, and they need to know how to find out things, and they need to know how...

In a special bonus episode, Audrey Moore talks with New York actor Peter O'Connor. They discuss the difference between pursuing the career in New York vs. in Los Angeles.     Mildly Interesting: Audrey's Mildly Interesting this week is Prima Ballerina Dusty Button's instagram. Peter's Mildly Interesting this week is The Undateables and the audiobook The Surrender Experiment.   Credits: Host: Audrey Moore Produced and edited by Jesse Lumen This episode's show music by Ari de Niro Special thanks to Thomas Snodgrass for assistance with microphones, Aalok Mehta and 108 Hill for help with the theme song. Other music and sound fx provided by Audio 4 Video, AR Sound, Sound Effects Public Domain, Ross Bugden and SFX and GFX.

Peter O'Connor is the book cover designer who created all three covers for my Secret Bunker Trilogy. Peter runs his business via the website bespokebookcovers.com alongside his wife, Caroline. If you go to look at the website I don't think that I've ever seen such a compelling collection of audio testimonials praising Peter's work and support through the design process. I've experienced it first hand, and indeed left Peter a testimonial myself, so I was very happy to get the opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes when a new cover is created. In this interview, Peter discusses the factors which help to create a fabulous book cover and advises on the things to do if you want to avoid some common mistakes with book covers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

The Gift of Being Present. This is the fourth part of a four-part series in which Oriya examines the path of consciousness with his good friend Peter O'Connor and several special guests in studio. Listen in as he talks in depth about his unique perspective on life and growth (Originally recorded on March 12, 2015) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oriya/message

This is the third part of a four part series in which Oriya examines the path of consciousness with his good friend Peter O'Connor. Listen in as he talks in depth about his unique perspective on life and growth. (Originally Recorded on March 5, 2015) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oriya/message

Spending Time Letting Go. This is the second part of a four part series in which Oriya examines the path of consciousness with his good friend Peter O'Connor. Listen in as he talks in depth about his unique perspective on life and growth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oriya/message

We Are a Product of Sacred Time. This is the first part of a four part series in which Oriya examines the path of consciousness with his good friend Peter O'Connor. Listen in as he talks in depth about his unique perspective on life and growth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oriya/message

Living Mysticism. It isn't enough to know the truth, it's important to live it. Joining the conversation - Peter O'Connor, actor, writer and artist of the soul. (February 12, 2015) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oriya/message

An almost unbelievable documentary about the life journey of Peter O'Connor who has transformed himself from outlaw biker into a Celtic clan leader, film star and perhaps... just perhaps, the last High King of Ireland.