Heather Scott

Doing the reading is a superpower, and it's even better in a world where "no one" is doing the reading. (Inspired by a conversation I had with some college students.)

OFSTED ratings will never reflect: Genuine morale of a staff Ability of a staff Actual Behaviour of students in school Staff workload Level of challenge in school Human leadership Pick your grades, the above may or may not connect at all. IMO.

I genuinely cannot believe we’re still having this same conversation. Attainment v Achievement. I remember over 30 years ago having the exact same discussion in a staff meeting when Ofsted first landed.

It’s still staggers me that anyone can look at Donald Trump and think: - There’s a man to admire - There’s a man to trust - There’s a man to believe in - There’s a man who cares about me Because all I see is a rotting carcass of failed humanity, wrapped in paper-thin orange skin

I’ve noticed a few common phrases appearing from some students when they are corrected for breaking a school rule. “It’s not that deep” or “It’s just…” It’s not about being “deep.” It’s about respect, responsibility, and the standards that help everyone learn. We have a responsibility to hold the line and explain why it doesn’t meet our school expectations.

The American education system is fixated on finding the latest method or system to get students reading and writing. Unfortunately, no hack exists. Reading is sometimes dull. Writing is often hard. You can’t entertain yourself to an education.

Ukraine helping our side.  Russia helping the Iranian regime jpost.com/middle-east/ar…

If you want demonstrable proof that you’re immersed in the most powerful propaganda system in human history, just realize literally nobody can afford anything, which in previous eras woulda created revolutionary conditions but in this era is barely a topic of public conversation.

There are many reasons to resist AI (e.g. environmental harm, the power it gives to states/corporations, intellectual theft), but perhaps the biggest one for me is that, despite it all, I still believe that the human intellect is miraculous, irreplicable, & worth fighting for.

While I will commend Trump in all sorts of ways for his Iran policy, his pathological hatred of Zelensky really is a major weak spot.

So does OfSTED actually stand for Office for Screwing the Economically Disadvantaged? 🤦🤷‍♂️

Schools can’t continue to operate on the customer service model unless we realize that much of the behavior teachers see in the classroom day to day would get someone kicked out of any respectable establishment. Everywhere you go, there are rules. Lack of enforcement in any space leads to chaos.

Putin underestimated Zelensky, and that played a cruel joke on him. He never considered Zelensky his equal — and still doesn’t. And that is Putin’s main mistake. To this day, Putin sees Zelensky as a comedian, an actor who accidentally won the presidential election. And that is his second mistake. Putin never managed to understand how and when the evolution of Zelensky happened — from comedian to politician, from politician to president, and from president to the leader of the Ukrainian nation. And these changes happened instantly — at 5 a.m. on February 24, 2022. Putin and the Russian intelligence services were convinced that Zelensky would not have the courage to stand up to the Russian army. In Russia, they were counting on his weakness and inexperience. Especially since Putin had an example before his eyes — Viktor Yanukovych, who in 2014 abandoned the country and fled to Russia during the Revolution of Dignity. Zelensky did not do that — he stayed in the president’s chair. The war revealed the true qualities he had all along. Since the beginning of the war, Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the people every day, often recording these messages on an ordinary smartphone. The background is not always perfect, the lighting is not always good — but the sincerity he shows is worth a great deal. That sincerity is present even in the smallest details. Zelensky is not concerned with how he looks. He is concerned with one thing — to explain, to clarify, to support, and to help people understand his decisions. Putin cannot love anyone; he can only envy, rage, and fear. He was absolutely convinced that a man with as little political experience as Zelensky would not withstand the pressure of the Russian army for long. That Zelensky would be broken by the political situation in the country, economic problems in Ukraine, relentless criticism from bots and opponents, as well as scandals provoked by his enemies, pseudo-friends, and “well-meaning” advisors. None of them could believe that Zelensky had changed — that he had become a true wartime president. That he challenged Putin, who constantly pushed him toward capitulation. But that did not happen and will not happen, because many have already given their lives for Ukraine’s freedom and independence. Time has passed. The war has reached Russia and will soon leave Ukraine. Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have turned Putin into a real old clown, writhing in the arena — but the audience is not laughing. Over the years of the war, Putin has withered and shrunk, visibly declined; his speeches now provoke only confusion and ridicule. This angers him, but the fact remains: the exact opposite has happened to Putin compared to Zelensky — degradation. From the president of a powerful country, he has turned into a joke and a laughingstock. That is how he will remain in history. Even in this humiliation, he is capable of nothing more. And Volodymyr Zelensky will remain a historical figure — and a victorious president.

Primary writing on England is taught round applying grammar rather than composition and effect… children bung in grammar rather than creating an effect. It makes writing dull. A stronger link with reading helps and shared composition. Being writers.

Nobody wants to read AI-generated books.

Cool 🇬🇧

secondary school teachers often don't have much training in educational psychology, they can easily be fooled by far-right myths about how kids learn. Without meaning to, they end up making social inequality worse and helping the wealthy stay on top

Looking at Donald Trump pushing the world economy into the abyss and incoherently conducting a senseless war, it is impossible not to think of the well known Shakespeare quotation : “It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. Macbeth.

Blocking the loan to Ukraine is a gift to its adversaries.  Europe made a commitment. That commitment must be kept.  Ukraine’s future is not a bargaining chip.  The cost of failure is measured in Ukrainian lives.

@LisaBritton @MathsladyScott I am one...