Hello From Tasmania Australia

[RonPrice (RonPrice)]

1. EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL ROLES: 1944-2008

1999-2008-Writer/Poet/Retired Teacher: George Town Tasmania

2002-2005-Program Presenter, City Park Radio, Launceston
1999-2004-Tutor and/or President: George Town School for Seniors Inc
1988-1999 -Lecturer in General Studies and Human Services West Australian Department of Training
1986-1987 -Acting Lecturer in Management Studies and Co-ordinator of Further Education Unit at Hedland College in South Hedland, WA.
1982-1985 -Adult Educator, Open College of Tafe, Katherine, NT
1981 -Maintenance Scheduler, Renison Bell, Zeehan, Tasmania
1980-Unemployed: Bi-Polar Disability
1979 -Editor, External Studies Unit, Tasmanian CAE; Youth Worker, Resource Centre Association, Launceston;
Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour, Tasmanian CAE; Radio Journalist ABC, Launceston
1976-1978 -Lecturer in Social Sciences & Humanities, Ballarat CAE, Ballarat
1975 - Lecturer in Behavioural Studies, Whitehorse Technical College, Box Hill, Victoria
1974 -Senior Tutor in Education Studies, Tasmanian CAE, Launceston
1972-1973 -High School Teacher, South Australian Education Department
1971 Primary School Teacher, Whyalla SA, Australia
1969-1971 Primary School Teacher, Prince Edward County Board of Education, Picton, Ontario, Canada
1969 Systems Analyst, Bad Boy Co. Ltd., Toronto Ontario
1967-68 -Community Teacher, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Frobisher Bay(Iqaluit), NWT, Canada
1959-67 -Summer jobs from grade 9 to end of university
1949-1967 - Attended 2 primary schools, 2 high schools and 2 universities in Canada: McMaster Uni:1963-1966, Windsor T’s College: 1966/7.
1944-1963 -Childhood(1944-57) and adolescence(1957-63) in and around Hamilton Ontario.

2. SOME SOCIO-BIO-DATA(as of: 2008)

I have been married for 41 years. My wife is a Tasmanian, aged 60. We’ve had 3 children: ages in 2008-42, 38 and 31. I am 64, a Canadian who moved to Australia in 1971 and have written 3 books--all available on the internet. I retired from full-time teaching in 1999, from part-time teaching in 2003 and from volunteer/casual teaching/work in 2005 after 35 years in classrooms. In addition, I have been a member of the Baha’i Faith for 49 years. Bio-data: 6ft, 225 lbs, eyes/hair-brown, Caucasian. See my website for more details at: http://www.users.on.net/~ronprice/ or go the google search engine and type: RonPrice(no space), Pioneering RonPrice, RonPrice Poetry, RonPrice Bahá’í, RonPrice History,(philosophy, religion, media studies, politics, inter alia)--for additional writings.

[luvmybourbon]

hi and welcome......

[acropolite (Phil)]

Hi Ron, tell us... what brings you here.

[Dog Star (Phil)]

G'day Ron and welcome. Interesting CV; do you have any astronomical equipment/likes/dislikes/opinions/questions? Post away, old mate.

[thomasz]

I enjoyed reading your intro. Welcome.

[RonPrice (RonPrice)]

Belated Thanks, Folks...for your welcoming notes. Life is busy in retirement and I don't come this way that often but, if I live into old age(80++), I should get here fair often in the next two or three decades----all being well, of course.-Ron

[DavidU (Dave)]

Welcome Ron.

[PCH (Paul)]

Hmmm a bit strange

A great big long intro which was way ott imho, and then can't find a minute to look back at the site in two years - during retirement. What's his angle? He didn't respond to acropolite's direct question either. And as if he hasn't already included enough detail, for those who feel the need to know more, there's a personal website.

Maybe he's after a job - hence the cv

[JethroB76 (Jeff)]

Originally Posted by PCH

Maybe he's after a job - hence the cv

That was my thought too

[RobF (Rob)]

Ok, you're hired Ron - but I think we better put you on probation for a while......

(until 50 posts.....)

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by RonPrice

1980-Unemployed: Bi-Polar Disability

This may explain why the strange post and posting frequency.

Ron may have episodal issues of his Bi-polar.

Wishing you all the best, Ron.
Pop in and say hello whenever you feel like it.

[Colin_Fraser]

Originally Posted by acropolite

Hi Ron, tell us... what brings you here.

To place a link to his web site I suspect.

[el_draco (Rom)]

One word... RELIGION
One Response... Not permitted in, or relevant to, this forum

[RonPrice (RonPrice)]

Thanks for all your welcoming notes and pondering questions, folks! I am a writer and editor, a poet and publisher, a journalist and independent scholar. I post at 100s of sites to interact and publish my wares to the extent I can keep up with the interaction that is generated. I won't be posting as much as those at this site with their 100s of posts; I'll be a more occasional poster in this the evening of my life. Some people enjoy the posts and some do not as is the case with all writing and writers.-Ron in Tasmania

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

The terms and conditions say to avoid religious discussion. So far Ron has told us his life story and indicated a philosophical position. Objectively, that's the extent of his communication. He might well have said that he believes in little green men.

[acropolite (Phil)]

I'm going to close this thread as ther appears to be no purpose other than for Ron to push his "work" and philsophies. Ron if you have a genuine interest in Astronomy, feel free to post and participate, if you're after a place to push your ideas and religious beliefs, then IIS is not that place.