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CEO of Parentkind, #teacher #parent #education #children

San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Joined April 2009
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8 years
We need to stop designing schools for teaching and start designing schools for learning.
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How fast was the Ostrich running when it hit this tree?
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Joyous news. Many of you will remember my post regarding my wife’s ill health in the summer of 2022 and my need to focus on my family. Some months later she returned to health following treatment but sadly the NHS failed to discover the cause of her symptoms. Although
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All educators should hear this again and again. The late @SirKenRobinson
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A friend received a call from their son’s school to say he hadn’t been attending online lessons. Turns out he had recorded a video of himself sat at a table looking up and down occasionally and played it to his webcam whilst he went back to bed. 🤦‍♂️
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I thought this was a parody but it’s definitely a gold star for @RishiSunak and the team @10DowningStreet for this festive message 😂 #WrongNumberHarry
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1 year
Who was yours?
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8 years
Teachers make more minute by minute decisions than brain surgeons... And that is why you're going home so exhausted.
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Making the most of social distancing in your classroom.
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What could possibly go wrong...
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9 years
It's in our nature to help others... Don't fight it... http://t.co/scrfisF0It
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8 years
Leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.
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9 years
Why are teachers told to differentiate their instruction but standardise their tests!?!? http://t.co/DRrUHdXdbZ
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6 years
Still laughing....
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9 years
Have you found your purpose? http://t.co/0sVRRKgTUT
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Have you ever visited ‘The Shambles’ in York (England)?
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10 years
Children who read become adults who think. http://t.co/HgoFEBC4BR
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9 years
The first priority in education is to get children excited about learning. The second is to keep them excited... http://t.co/agjhqrpepn
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@shaneyyricch Why when this picture is a beautiful depiction of early family life.
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10 years
My mother photocopied her phone as she didn't know how to screenshot :-S http://t.co/luRacNxP29
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9 years
Chances of SUCCESS http://t.co/pn4KpfNOo2
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Students who are loved at home come to school to learn, and students who aren't, come to school to be loved. http://t.co/RgGV8YN0FK
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How to focus in the age of... SQUIRREL!!! http://t.co/CCsLETCLLH
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5 years
What time is it?
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3 years
There’s no app to replace your lap.
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Children...
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Math(s) joke
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The sign of a good leader is not how many followers you have, but how many leaders you create. #leadership http://t.co/mv3bk9uWO5
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PDF becomes the 4th most popular religion.
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7 years
Classroom Training versus Classroom Practice .... #education
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9 years
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6 years
Quitting Facebook
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10 years
I like this : I am a Digital Citizen! #edtech #edchat http://t.co/C53n06V5Kw
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7 years
We all smile in the same language.
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Why those students really are late to class...
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Celebrate failing as much as success. By celebrating only the successful, you create those who are failures.
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I like this....
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Cause I Ain't Got a Pencil #education
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Every child is born with the ability to reach for the sky... Why does the system burst their balloons? #rethinked
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10 years
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7 years
The English Language is quite simple... unless you're feeling like a... erm... bread thingy. #EnglishLanguage
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You can't do the Bloom stuff until you take care of the Maslow stuff...
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined! 👇🏻 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint
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10 years
Teaching Tip: Fractions the easy way. http://t.co/ih6ErhE2ea
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What a difference it makes when you live… The suited photo was of a workaholic, unhealthy me, who worked 60-70 hours every week, who failed to notice he was carrying just 50% of the red blood cells he should have, lived on diet coke, couldn’t sleep, was 3 stone heavier than
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Let’s see if twitter can do this.. Will you be my penpal? 🖋️ The Haven, 19 Lincoln Rd, Metheringham, Lincoln LN4 3EF
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The jobs of a teacher (a selection) http://t.co/OKXoGSicEG
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9 years
The most important outcome of education is not to produce mathematicians or scientists but people that love to learn. http://t.co/ENudCaqVVU
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The Profile of a Modern Teacher
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So it's been two years since we lost Robin Williams... Be the sunshine others need in their life. #depression
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When one teaches, two learn.
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Ask the children in your class: "What do you wish I knew?" #heartbreaking #lifechanging @kylemschwartz http://t.co/DQCxMUXREE
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What keeps a teacher going? Their heart...
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Why I tweet (as a teacher). http://t.co/ODcbT4NmLT
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Here's to all the teachers who work later than they should! http://t.co/JDNpICXTog
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Employers don't want people who can recite the content of a book. They want passionate & creative minds #rethinked
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Teach your children to ....
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The jobs of a Teacher (a selection). http://t.co/qLuy9R45gH
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Children who read become adults who think (small a edition!) http://t.co/mVAqPHIj8i
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"I don't know why these teachers need so many holidays" http://t.co/yAkGH3pxMs
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What could possibly go wrong.... http://t.co/7lcYiVBuk2
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I am a reader not because I don't have a life but because I choose to have many. #literacy #engchat #English #books http://t.co/RVLA8WVjc8
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How storytelling affects the brain. http://t.co/ZJnLO18ALP
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Today's kids will never know the fun we had.... http://t.co/x0H5m5hNhl
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Everything comes back into fashion eventually....
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We could all earn a lesson from this child.
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When passionate people go quiet...
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The evolution of the mobile phone #tech http://t.co/GvxHmwDQ4T
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Quote of 2020...
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A big part of the story is lost when it becomes a movie... #books #reading http://t.co/CC5vRvuGuO
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Children who read become adults who think. #edchat #literacy #books http://t.co/VVpAxvXpID
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My life....
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When Geologists write CVs
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Mount Rushmore as seen from the Canadian side. http://t.co/EkMGRUoV4v
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Well it looks like I've got a long list of things to do now... http://t.co/KXYz5632wV
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8 years
A child with autism is not ignoring you. They are waiting for you to enter their world.
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Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection... http://t.co/NFo2O9PN6U
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Nice little #math /s trick...
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Blaming teachers for the problems in education is like blaming doctors for people getting sick. http://t.co/m7tIVyGkWH
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Thought of the day....
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622 schools from 41 nations have now registered for the world's biggest cultural exchange!
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The first priority in education is to get children excited about learning. The second is to keep them excited... http://t.co/L4VRGTfFkL
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Could your school do this?
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Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.
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Quite possibly the most British picture ever. #RipJohnHurt
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How to put your clocks back. A guide for beginners.
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The modern teacher http://t.co/ZODJpekrGV
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Quite possibly the most British picture ever. @Sherlock221B @WithJohnHurt
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Children who read become adults who think. http://t.co/WDFJuWX6CO
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Under pressure...
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The chart represents.. http://t.co/CXoo8ozL6e
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I used to like @StPancrasInt .... until I discovered that you are not allowed to perform the works of Shakespeare whilst using the escalator.
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Humanity at its absolute best. Everyone should watch thousands of hearts wrap themselves around a struggling one. Singing their love and acceptance #neurodiversity in unison. #glastonbury2023 #glastonburyfestival
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