CantabKitty
@cantabkitty.bsky.social
Maths teacher
UK
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CantabKitty
@cantabkitty.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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Best advice for maths teachers newly joining here
Teenagers on Reddit share exam cheating tips
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Teenagers on Reddit share exam cheating tips
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God what is wrong with these men who "playfully" shove their girlfriends into the path of traffic, seen it multiple times now. He did it to her and then she IMMEDIATELY trotted up to walk next to him and then he did it AGAIN
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 PM
God what is wrong with these men who "playfully" shove their girlfriends into the path of traffic, seen it multiple times now. He did it to her and then she IMMEDIATELY trotted up to walk next to him and then he did it AGAIN
I'm sure I heard someone on a podcast talk about this except it was an app that used the flash on the back of your phone to do the strobing light.
Video in reply
Video in reply
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I'm sure I heard someone on a podcast talk about this except it was an app that used the flash on the back of your phone to do the strobing light.
Video in reply
Video in reply
Korean fan death mention 🚨
January 31, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Korean fan death mention 🚨
I'm sure I saw this on an episode of Taskmaster
January 31, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I'm sure I saw this on an episode of Taskmaster
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One of my most cherished classes is my 18th century novels course where the primary learning objective is "learn how read long novels." We did a "couch to 5k" approach to attention span and note-taking.
My hot take about the “students cannot read whole novels / watch whole films / etc.” is that they can learn to do it. None of us are born with attention spans suited for long media. It is a learned skill and can be developed with practice.
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One of my most cherished classes is my 18th century novels course where the primary learning objective is "learn how read long novels." We did a "couch to 5k" approach to attention span and note-taking.
Catholics schools eh
January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Catholics schools eh
Always count on me to find
1. Maths and
2. Penises
in this museum* exhibition*
*in the very loosest possible definition of the word!
1. Maths and
2. Penises
in this museum* exhibition*
*in the very loosest possible definition of the word!
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Always count on me to find
1. Maths and
2. Penises
in this museum* exhibition*
*in the very loosest possible definition of the word!
1. Maths and
2. Penises
in this museum* exhibition*
*in the very loosest possible definition of the word!
Hmm not sure what I think about this logo for the programming language I'm learning
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Hmm not sure what I think about this logo for the programming language I'm learning
This looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie
January 31, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie
I never liked audio guides at museums but I admit I like the new trend of having it accessed on one's own smartphone because then I can listen to it at 1.75 speed
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I never liked audio guides at museums but I admit I like the new trend of having it accessed on one's own smartphone because then I can listen to it at 1.75 speed
London jolly day - now at the Florence Nightingale museum. Did you know she had a pet owl????
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 PM
London jolly day - now at the Florence Nightingale museum. Did you know she had a pet owl????
Having a jolly in London today. First up, Mathsworld!!
January 31, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Having a jolly in London today. First up, Mathsworld!!
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I find it wild that if you’re verbally abusive to a police officer or a nurse you can be prosecuted, but we are saying that when it happens to teachers it’s not even appropriate to send a child home.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I find it wild that if you’re verbally abusive to a police officer or a nurse you can be prosecuted, but we are saying that when it happens to teachers it’s not even appropriate to send a child home.
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Three sets of increasingly difficult questions, designed to identify gaps in the basic skills needed to be successful on a GCSE paper.
All @tessmaths.bsky.social's idea.
mathsbot.com/gcse/skillsT...
All @tessmaths.bsky.social's idea.
mathsbot.com/gcse/skillsT...
January 31, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Three sets of increasingly difficult questions, designed to identify gaps in the basic skills needed to be successful on a GCSE paper.
All @tessmaths.bsky.social's idea.
mathsbot.com/gcse/skillsT...
All @tessmaths.bsky.social's idea.
mathsbot.com/gcse/skillsT...
Yay!
Oh wait it's gonna be blue isn't it 🤨
Oh wait it's gonna be blue isn't it 🤨
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Yay!
Oh wait it's gonna be blue isn't it 🤨
Oh wait it's gonna be blue isn't it 🤨
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I have to say, I don’t remember reading about this Malcolm character in the Gospels.
April 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I have to say, I don’t remember reading about this Malcolm character in the Gospels.
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OMG Joanie has gone bust. 😱
Home of maths dresses (with pockets) and retro styles to die for.
Gutted.
Home of maths dresses (with pockets) and retro styles to die for.
Gutted.
January 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM
OMG Joanie has gone bust. 😱
Home of maths dresses (with pockets) and retro styles to die for.
Gutted.
Home of maths dresses (with pockets) and retro styles to die for.
Gutted.
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
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Game my daughter showed me: Redactle. Each game is a Wikipedia article with all non-filler words redacted. You type words at random. If you find a word in the article, it tells you, and all instances are unredacted (as well as related words such as plurals and -ing forms). The goal is to find the
redactle.net
January 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Game my daughter showed me: Redactle. Each game is a Wikipedia article with all non-filler words redacted. You type words at random. If you find a word in the article, it tells you, and all instances are unredacted (as well as related words such as plurals and -ing forms). The goal is to find the
This right here. You cannot expect me to believe that they ALL have chronic illness or whatever that means they can't attend school. Other ethnicities have illness too.
This is absolutely a cultural problem.
This is absolutely a cultural problem.
January 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
This right here. You cannot expect me to believe that they ALL have chronic illness or whatever that means they can't attend school. Other ethnicities have illness too.
This is absolutely a cultural problem.
This is absolutely a cultural problem.
I think what we need is targeted action for the parents of these girls.
Exclusive: School leaders call for targeted action for white working-class girls, as analysis shows fewer pass English and Maths compared to pre-Covid.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
White disadvantaged girls see sharpest drop at GCSE
Leaders call for the government to set out targeted action amid fears that girls are being overlooked in the drive to improve white working-class pupils’ outcomes
www.tes.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I think what we need is targeted action for the parents of these girls.
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The narrative that teens are all phone-obsessed hermits is so damaging and over simplified - we need to celebrate the other narratives like this one: amazing work from the young lads
cumbriacrack.com/2026/01/26/t...
cumbriacrack.com/2026/01/26/t...
Teens help rescue five people from Lake District’s Striding Edge – cumbriacrack.com
cumbriacrack.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The narrative that teens are all phone-obsessed hermits is so damaging and over simplified - we need to celebrate the other narratives like this one: amazing work from the young lads
cumbriacrack.com/2026/01/26/t...
cumbriacrack.com/2026/01/26/t...