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Maths teacher UK Please don't add me to starter pack lists

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · Nov 16

Best advice for maths teachers newly joining here

The Maths Bazaar @themathsbazaar.bsky.social · Nov 16

just follow everyone I'm following (and block everyone I've blocked)

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1h

Oh no, what is it?!

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 7h

There should be a special editing service for Americans writing fanfiction for British shows.

Today's 🤨 is someone who thinks Taskmaster is on the BBC.

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 7h

There's one in my favourite Maccas car park - Caxton Gibbet

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 7h

Wives iand girlfriends
Works in gprogess

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 17h

The two genders

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 22h

Any suggestions for a film to keep 170 year 7 boys entertained for 90 minutes? Ideally one I can get a DVD of...

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 4

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.

On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day

So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

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Your Dad Yells At Hotels @yellsonpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Wait till this guy finds out when daylight savings was invented

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 1d

Daylight saving times should be abolished. We are no longer living in the 19th century, we can do without. It'll be great for mental health, and people hating early darkness during the evening. BST timezone should be permanent

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Bill Shillito @solidangles.bsky.social · 1d

I've been thinking a lot about means recently!

Probably some combination of (1) teaching our data analysis unit in our STEM 101 course at Oglethorpe and (2) all of @howiehua.bsky.social's great posts surrounding Mean Girls Day.

I'd like to show how some of these various means are related.

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A four-panel graphic showing formulas for four types of means. Each panel includes the formula and the name of the mean in bold text below.

Top left (red background): Arithmetic Mean, labeled “AM = (x₁ + ⋯ + xₙ) / n.”

Top right (dark blue): Geometric Mean, labeled “GM = ⁿ√(x₁ ⋅ … ⋅ xₙ).”

Bottom left (purple): Harmonic Mean, labeled “HM = n / (1/x₁ + ⋯ + 1/xₙ).”

Bottom right (dark green): Quadratic Mean, labeled “QM = √((x₁² + ⋯ + xₙ²) / n).”

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

We had a colleague last year who quit because we (as a school/org) couldn't just be normal about workload and stuff and so it just wasn't worth it. It was her first teaching job back from her mum-career-break.

Well done us, could've got another maths tchr back into classroom but we fucked it up

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry couldn't read it. Too much visual stress with that background

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

The heart of child free discourse if people expecting to completely delegate their responsibility as parents (in this day and age, a CHOICE they made)

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

It was clearly disruptive enough to make someone overcome the MASSIVE social barrier of Having a Word with the parents

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

There is no collective duty possible because as soon as anyone tries, the parents have a hissy fit.

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

You wouldn't but others do (even in this day and age) I see less of it now online because I block everyone who says it

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Much easier to leave teaching than to leave mum-hood!

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Look it came with a lanyard

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

I bought it off ebay

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

No, I don't do laminating now Because of the Plastic

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Hang on *rummage in bag* I have a neuro diversity card to play here somewhere

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

This is why people want child free spaces

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Can I have white?!

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

It's ableist now to want a quiet space to enjoy things? 🙄

Where are all the neuro diverse activists with their big headphones and sensory packs now?

Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 1d

Art galleries and museums can be sombre, po faced places for earnest, cerebral contemplation. That is very ablist and joyless. I'm glad she enjoyed your outing and well done to her for her spontaneity and unintentional bid for inclusiveness.

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Eww horrible colour

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CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly! Would continuing for one more week during HALF TERM kill them

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