Tom Ferguson
@tompferguson.bsky.social
International School (IB) teacher: Humanities and Theory of Knowledge, with particular interest in Religious Studies, Politics, and History.
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#FridayFive is the feeling a sort of maudlin pre Christmas mood.
1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling.
2. A Long December. Counting Crows
3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne.
4. Flume. Bon Iver.
5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling.
2. A Long December. Counting Crows
3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne.
4. Flume. Bon Iver.
5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#FridayFive is the feeling a sort of maudlin pre Christmas mood.
1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling.
2. A Long December. Counting Crows
3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne.
4. Flume. Bon Iver.
5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling.
2. A Long December. Counting Crows
3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne.
4. Flume. Bon Iver.
5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
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#FridayFive is stormy!
1. Sometimes. James.
2. Riders on the Storm. The Doors.
3. Umbrella. Rihanna.
4. Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones.
5. Immigrant Song. Led Zeppelin.
1. Sometimes. James.
2. Riders on the Storm. The Doors.
3. Umbrella. Rihanna.
4. Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones.
5. Immigrant Song. Led Zeppelin.
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#FridayFive is stormy!
1. Sometimes. James.
2. Riders on the Storm. The Doors.
3. Umbrella. Rihanna.
4. Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones.
5. Immigrant Song. Led Zeppelin.
1. Sometimes. James.
2. Riders on the Storm. The Doors.
3. Umbrella. Rihanna.
4. Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones.
5. Immigrant Song. Led Zeppelin.
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#FridayFive has a friend from Oz visiting.
1. Into My Arms. Nick Cave.
2. White Wine in the Sun. Tim Minchin.
3. My Kind of Scene. Powederfinger.
4. Torn. Natalie Imbruglia.
5. Mystify. INXS.
1. Into My Arms. Nick Cave.
2. White Wine in the Sun. Tim Minchin.
3. My Kind of Scene. Powederfinger.
4. Torn. Natalie Imbruglia.
5. Mystify. INXS.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#FridayFive has a friend from Oz visiting.
1. Into My Arms. Nick Cave.
2. White Wine in the Sun. Tim Minchin.
3. My Kind of Scene. Powederfinger.
4. Torn. Natalie Imbruglia.
5. Mystify. INXS.
1. Into My Arms. Nick Cave.
2. White Wine in the Sun. Tim Minchin.
3. My Kind of Scene. Powederfinger.
4. Torn. Natalie Imbruglia.
5. Mystify. INXS.
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It's Halloween
1. Ghost Town. The Specials.
2. People are Strange. The Doors.
3. Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush.
4. Don't Fear the Reaper. Blue Oyster Cult.
5. Choreomania. Florence and the Machine.
1. Ghost Town. The Specials.
2. People are Strange. The Doors.
3. Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush.
4. Don't Fear the Reaper. Blue Oyster Cult.
5. Choreomania. Florence and the Machine.
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's Halloween
1. Ghost Town. The Specials.
2. People are Strange. The Doors.
3. Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush.
4. Don't Fear the Reaper. Blue Oyster Cult.
5. Choreomania. Florence and the Machine.
1. Ghost Town. The Specials.
2. People are Strange. The Doors.
3. Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush.
4. Don't Fear the Reaper. Blue Oyster Cult.
5. Choreomania. Florence and the Machine.
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Songs that make you cry.
1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon.Dolly Parton.
2. Wires. Athlete.
3. 18 Wheels Of Love. Drive by Truckers YouTube story version.
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today. George Jones.
5. In My Life. The Beatles.
#FridayFive
1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon.Dolly Parton.
2. Wires. Athlete.
3. 18 Wheels Of Love. Drive by Truckers YouTube story version.
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today. George Jones.
5. In My Life. The Beatles.
#FridayFive
October 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Songs that make you cry.
1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon.Dolly Parton.
2. Wires. Athlete.
3. 18 Wheels Of Love. Drive by Truckers YouTube story version.
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today. George Jones.
5. In My Life. The Beatles.
#FridayFive
1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon.Dolly Parton.
2. Wires. Athlete.
3. 18 Wheels Of Love. Drive by Truckers YouTube story version.
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today. George Jones.
5. In My Life. The Beatles.
#FridayFive
Unsurprisingly, Molesworth predicted the current situation in the 50s chiz chiz
October 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Unsurprisingly, Molesworth predicted the current situation in the 50s chiz chiz
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#FridayFive is pleasantly lost.
1. Mushaboom. Feist.
2. Hotel California. The Eagles.
3. Moonlit Mile. The Rolling Stones.
4. Time after Time. Cyndi Lauper.
5. America. Simon and Garfunkel.
1. Mushaboom. Feist.
2. Hotel California. The Eagles.
3. Moonlit Mile. The Rolling Stones.
4. Time after Time. Cyndi Lauper.
5. America. Simon and Garfunkel.
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#FridayFive is pleasantly lost.
1. Mushaboom. Feist.
2. Hotel California. The Eagles.
3. Moonlit Mile. The Rolling Stones.
4. Time after Time. Cyndi Lauper.
5. America. Simon and Garfunkel.
1. Mushaboom. Feist.
2. Hotel California. The Eagles.
3. Moonlit Mile. The Rolling Stones.
4. Time after Time. Cyndi Lauper.
5. America. Simon and Garfunkel.
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#FridayFive is saying its prayers.
1. Let it Be. The Beatles.
2. Fishing for Religion. Arrested Development.
3. Ghost. Ella Henderson.
4. Grandfather please stand on the shoulders.. Lana del Rey.
5. Living on a Prayer. Bon Jovi.
1. Let it Be. The Beatles.
2. Fishing for Religion. Arrested Development.
3. Ghost. Ella Henderson.
4. Grandfather please stand on the shoulders.. Lana del Rey.
5. Living on a Prayer. Bon Jovi.
October 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#FridayFive is saying its prayers.
1. Let it Be. The Beatles.
2. Fishing for Religion. Arrested Development.
3. Ghost. Ella Henderson.
4. Grandfather please stand on the shoulders.. Lana del Rey.
5. Living on a Prayer. Bon Jovi.
1. Let it Be. The Beatles.
2. Fishing for Religion. Arrested Development.
3. Ghost. Ella Henderson.
4. Grandfather please stand on the shoulders.. Lana del Rey.
5. Living on a Prayer. Bon Jovi.
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Once again, for #blackhistorymonth I'll be highlighting some of the all time greats from the world of sport and performance in a month-long thread.
Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.
Settle in....
Let's start with...
Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.
Settle in....
Let's start with...
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Once again, for #blackhistorymonth I'll be highlighting some of the all time greats from the world of sport and performance in a month-long thread.
Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.
Settle in....
Let's start with...
Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.
Settle in....
Let's start with...
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Last week at Labour Conference there was lots of chat about wanting to give children more choice over what they learn.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
October 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Last week at Labour Conference there was lots of chat about wanting to give children more choice over what they learn.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
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1. This Endless Rain. Cerys Matthews.
2. Blame It On The Weatherman. B*Witched.
3. Come In From The Rain. Diana Ross.
4. We’re All Alone. Rita Coolidge.
5. Rainy Days & Mondays. The Carpenters.
#FridayFive
(And finally an all-female list!)
2. Blame It On The Weatherman. B*Witched.
3. Come In From The Rain. Diana Ross.
4. We’re All Alone. Rita Coolidge.
5. Rainy Days & Mondays. The Carpenters.
#FridayFive
(And finally an all-female list!)
October 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
1. This Endless Rain. Cerys Matthews.
2. Blame It On The Weatherman. B*Witched.
3. Come In From The Rain. Diana Ross.
4. We’re All Alone. Rita Coolidge.
5. Rainy Days & Mondays. The Carpenters.
#FridayFive
(And finally an all-female list!)
2. Blame It On The Weatherman. B*Witched.
3. Come In From The Rain. Diana Ross.
4. We’re All Alone. Rita Coolidge.
5. Rainy Days & Mondays. The Carpenters.
#FridayFive
(And finally an all-female list!)
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#FridayFive has children requesting "robot songs." Sorry.
1. The Robots. Kraftwerk.
2. Yoshemi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
3. Mr Roboto. Styx.
4. Intergalactic. The Beastie Boys.
5. Around the World. Daft Punk.
1. The Robots. Kraftwerk.
2. Yoshemi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
3. Mr Roboto. Styx.
4. Intergalactic. The Beastie Boys.
5. Around the World. Daft Punk.
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#FridayFive has children requesting "robot songs." Sorry.
1. The Robots. Kraftwerk.
2. Yoshemi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
3. Mr Roboto. Styx.
4. Intergalactic. The Beastie Boys.
5. Around the World. Daft Punk.
1. The Robots. Kraftwerk.
2. Yoshemi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
3. Mr Roboto. Styx.
4. Intergalactic. The Beastie Boys.
5. Around the World. Daft Punk.
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#FridayFive is into autumn.
1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention.
2. Omaha. Counting Crows.
3. November Rain. Guns n Roses.
4. Wake Up Boo. The Boo Radleys.
5. The Boys of Summer. Don Henley.
1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention.
2. Omaha. Counting Crows.
3. November Rain. Guns n Roses.
4. Wake Up Boo. The Boo Radleys.
5. The Boys of Summer. Don Henley.
September 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#FridayFive is into autumn.
1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention.
2. Omaha. Counting Crows.
3. November Rain. Guns n Roses.
4. Wake Up Boo. The Boo Radleys.
5. The Boys of Summer. Don Henley.
1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention.
2. Omaha. Counting Crows.
3. November Rain. Guns n Roses.
4. Wake Up Boo. The Boo Radleys.
5. The Boys of Summer. Don Henley.
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#FridayFive Best characters in songs.
1. Mr Wendell. Arrested Development.
2. All I Wanna Do. Sheryl Crowe.
3. Common People. Pulp.
4. Obla-di-obla-da. The Beatles.
5. Lola. The Kinks.
1. Mr Wendell. Arrested Development.
2. All I Wanna Do. Sheryl Crowe.
3. Common People. Pulp.
4. Obla-di-obla-da. The Beatles.
5. Lola. The Kinks.
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#FridayFive Best characters in songs.
1. Mr Wendell. Arrested Development.
2. All I Wanna Do. Sheryl Crowe.
3. Common People. Pulp.
4. Obla-di-obla-da. The Beatles.
5. Lola. The Kinks.
1. Mr Wendell. Arrested Development.
2. All I Wanna Do. Sheryl Crowe.
3. Common People. Pulp.
4. Obla-di-obla-da. The Beatles.
5. Lola. The Kinks.
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#FridayFive is making a new start.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Eden. Amanda Platt and the Honeycutters.
3. Omaha. Counting Crows.
4. The Dog Days Are Over. Florence and the Machine.
5. Start Me Up. The Rolling Stones.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Eden. Amanda Platt and the Honeycutters.
3. Omaha. Counting Crows.
4. The Dog Days Are Over. Florence and the Machine.
5. Start Me Up. The Rolling Stones.
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#FridayFive is making a new start.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Eden. Amanda Platt and the Honeycutters.
3. Omaha. Counting Crows.
4. The Dog Days Are Over. Florence and the Machine.
5. Start Me Up. The Rolling Stones.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Eden. Amanda Platt and the Honeycutters.
3. Omaha. Counting Crows.
4. The Dog Days Are Over. Florence and the Machine.
5. Start Me Up. The Rolling Stones.
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Terrific piece about bus garage cricket in C20 London. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Cricket on the buses, and the game’s sad loss of the Cari...
Alex Tudor and his father, Darrell, recall a time when Caribbean cricket in London was king
observer.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Terrific piece about bus garage cricket in C20 London. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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#FridayFive is hot.
1. Kashmir. Led Zeppelin.
2. Call Me Maybe. Carly Rae Jepsen.
3. Burning. The War on Drugs.
4. Summer Son. Texas.
5. Heat Wave. Martha and the Vandellas.
1. Kashmir. Led Zeppelin.
2. Call Me Maybe. Carly Rae Jepsen.
3. Burning. The War on Drugs.
4. Summer Son. Texas.
5. Heat Wave. Martha and the Vandellas.
June 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#FridayFive is hot.
1. Kashmir. Led Zeppelin.
2. Call Me Maybe. Carly Rae Jepsen.
3. Burning. The War on Drugs.
4. Summer Son. Texas.
5. Heat Wave. Martha and the Vandellas.
1. Kashmir. Led Zeppelin.
2. Call Me Maybe. Carly Rae Jepsen.
3. Burning. The War on Drugs.
4. Summer Son. Texas.
5. Heat Wave. Martha and the Vandellas.
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#FridayFive
1. Be Agressive. Faith No More
2. Better than Revenge. Taylor Swift
3. Warriors of Genghis Khan. Bad News
4. Caroline. Kirsty McColl
5. Not Ready to Make Nice. Dixie Chicks
1. Be Agressive. Faith No More
2. Better than Revenge. Taylor Swift
3. Warriors of Genghis Khan. Bad News
4. Caroline. Kirsty McColl
5. Not Ready to Make Nice. Dixie Chicks
June 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#FridayFive
1. Be Agressive. Faith No More
2. Better than Revenge. Taylor Swift
3. Warriors of Genghis Khan. Bad News
4. Caroline. Kirsty McColl
5. Not Ready to Make Nice. Dixie Chicks
1. Be Agressive. Faith No More
2. Better than Revenge. Taylor Swift
3. Warriors of Genghis Khan. Bad News
4. Caroline. Kirsty McColl
5. Not Ready to Make Nice. Dixie Chicks
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1. Walk by Pantera
2. Argument by Jah Batta
3. Cuss Cuss by Lloyd Robinson and Sly and Robbie
4. Love and Hate by Dennis Brown
5. Losing Friends by Death From Above 1979
#FridayFive
2. Argument by Jah Batta
3. Cuss Cuss by Lloyd Robinson and Sly and Robbie
4. Love and Hate by Dennis Brown
5. Losing Friends by Death From Above 1979
#FridayFive
June 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
1. Walk by Pantera
2. Argument by Jah Batta
3. Cuss Cuss by Lloyd Robinson and Sly and Robbie
4. Love and Hate by Dennis Brown
5. Losing Friends by Death From Above 1979
#FridayFive
2. Argument by Jah Batta
3. Cuss Cuss by Lloyd Robinson and Sly and Robbie
4. Love and Hate by Dennis Brown
5. Losing Friends by Death From Above 1979
#FridayFive
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#FridayFive is arguing with its friends.
1. Go Your Own Way. Fleetwood Mac.
2. Can't Stand Me Now. The Libertines.
3. Two Tribes. Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
4. Saturday Night.. Elton John.
5. Mama Said Knock You Out. LL Cool J.
1. Go Your Own Way. Fleetwood Mac.
2. Can't Stand Me Now. The Libertines.
3. Two Tribes. Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
4. Saturday Night.. Elton John.
5. Mama Said Knock You Out. LL Cool J.
June 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#FridayFive is arguing with its friends.
1. Go Your Own Way. Fleetwood Mac.
2. Can't Stand Me Now. The Libertines.
3. Two Tribes. Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
4. Saturday Night.. Elton John.
5. Mama Said Knock You Out. LL Cool J.
1. Go Your Own Way. Fleetwood Mac.
2. Can't Stand Me Now. The Libertines.
3. Two Tribes. Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
4. Saturday Night.. Elton John.
5. Mama Said Knock You Out. LL Cool J.
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This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
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Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
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June 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
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#FridayFive is singing songs round the camp fire.
Vibes fine. Loose rules this week.
1. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
2. Blue Shadows on the Trail. The Three Amigos.
3. Redemption Song. Bob Marley.
4. Wide Open Spaces. The Dixie Chicks.
5. Whiskey in the Jar. Traditional but Thin Lizzy best version.
Vibes fine. Loose rules this week.
1. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
2. Blue Shadows on the Trail. The Three Amigos.
3. Redemption Song. Bob Marley.
4. Wide Open Spaces. The Dixie Chicks.
5. Whiskey in the Jar. Traditional but Thin Lizzy best version.
May 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#FridayFive is singing songs round the camp fire.
Vibes fine. Loose rules this week.
1. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
2. Blue Shadows on the Trail. The Three Amigos.
3. Redemption Song. Bob Marley.
4. Wide Open Spaces. The Dixie Chicks.
5. Whiskey in the Jar. Traditional but Thin Lizzy best version.
Vibes fine. Loose rules this week.
1. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
2. Blue Shadows on the Trail. The Three Amigos.
3. Redemption Song. Bob Marley.
4. Wide Open Spaces. The Dixie Chicks.
5. Whiskey in the Jar. Traditional but Thin Lizzy best version.
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Labour going hard on immigration =
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
May 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Labour going hard on immigration =
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
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Schools MUST receive a FULLY funded and FAIR pay award for staff this year.
There is no fat to trim- you cannot skin a skeleton.
There is no fat to trim- you cannot skin a skeleton.
April 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Schools MUST receive a FULLY funded and FAIR pay award for staff this year.
There is no fat to trim- you cannot skin a skeleton.
There is no fat to trim- you cannot skin a skeleton.