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Ben Rooney

@benrooney.bsky.social

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KS4 maths co-ordinator at a new school in Essex. NEU rep. Previously technology editor of The Wall Street Journal, Europe. Ex-Army.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jul 18

Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 19

First day of the holidays and of course I am up at 0520.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 17

I think we can all agree that was the worst penalty shoot out ever. Still, an ugly win is still a win. #lionesses

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 5

I did four last week, and I was on a three-day union course from Wednesday.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 5

Likewise. I find it helpful. It's still not at the same level that old Twitter was, but it is getting better and better. The new Twitter was horrible.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 2

That's a good idea. I will speak to the head of the 6th form.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 2

Don't know. It's only our second cohort (new school) so can't say which year is typical.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jul 1

Yr 12 induction day. Last year about 40% of students on Further Maths were female. This year: 0%. #Alevelmaths

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 29

Never, never let your gun
Pointed be at anyone.
For all the pheasants ever bred
Will not make up for one man dead.

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valentine @dozygay.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.

However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 29

I had 17k followers on the other place because of my previous job. Now I am just hoi polloi.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 29

How long have they waited to use that profile name?

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 29

This is one of the best questions on error intervals. Really separates out students who answer procedurally and those who understand. It's a great question.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 23

#Alevelmaths some very kind soul put up a link to the PDFs of the Pearson a level books. I don't suppose anyone still has it? We are subscribers so this isn't sketchy.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jun 22

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 21

This year we only had 3 A Level teachers. Each class had 2 teachers (KS 5 coord taught both). I taught 13 of 20 FM classes - all Yr 12 A Level, all stats, half of D1. She taught all mechanics, FM1 and half of D1. We split Yr 13 a level and are splitting core pure. Next year we have 4 teachers

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 21

This long thread is packed with insights, particularly on the intersection of fashion and power. The transformation in men's fashion from the richness of the 18th century to the drab of the 20th is, I think, regretable.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jun 20

It's true that progressives valorize "ugliness." But I think this person doesn't interrogate this position enough and thus lands at the wrong conclusion.

Let me give you my perspective on ugliness. 🧵

Someone on Twitter writes: "I've been thinking a lot of the left-wing valorisation of personal ugliness. It's partly ordinary social rebellion ("looking nice" is conformist; think of punks and skinheads and other groups who make themselves look offensive for its shock value).

It's hard to give examples because I don't like singling people out for their looks. But the more cultish trans activists seem to believe that the uglier a man when wearing women's clothes, make-up etc. the better. (Accepting the ugly is a sign of commitment to the cause.)

And partly, I think, it's about victimhood culture. The uglier you are, the more you are to be pitied and that's a currency you can use. Hence the celebration of obesity (though I think Ozempic will end this eventually) and of all kinds of defiant unsexiness."

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 20

Oh. Interesting. We do Edexcel so I will have to check with them. Thank you.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

Pen Island didn't think carefully about their URL.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are switching to the IB. I will book time in the HoD's diary tomorrow.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

I worked for the paper for nearly 20 years. That's not on my bio anymore. It comes to something that the crook Conrad Black was a far better proprietor than the loathsome Barclay brothers.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

I think that is a fair point.

Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thanks everyone. I will go back and edit my slides and tell students not to use it.

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

Ancient books?

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Ben Rooney @benrooney.bsky.social · Jun 19

I may just be showing my advanced age (think Methuselah here ...)