Rachael Jefferson, PhD π¬π§π¦πΊπππΌββοΈπ΄ββοΈπ
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GIF queen πΈ Feminist: misogynists blocked. Academic: health/wellbeing, sociologist (body/Foucault), inclusion, dance/arts, PE, FMS, mindfulness. Franco π£οΈπ«π·
Wiradjuri country, Australia
Joined November 2011
I swear pandas are the reason pandas are endangered
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In Budapest, there is a fountain that looks like an open book, where at regular intervals a sheet of water curves to one side, creating the illusion of a page being turned. https://t.co/6G6c5aD5fH
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Watch Mike Winnet's brilliant The Contrepreneur Formula after reading this from Bennett, and you'll see he uses precisely the same approach (lean into a problem, amplify, add emotion, position as saviour, sell the solution):
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This woman is being attacked on social media for not looking anxious enough, for dressing up, wearing make-up and for simply attending #bbcqt. PIP assessors often do the same. It's these barriers, this ignorance, sick & disabled people have to put up with every single day.
Lady on PIP explains she's job hunting but also suffers from anxiety Reform UK's Matt Goodwin doubles down criticising those on disability #BBCQT
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@CharlotteTowell @3dancingfeet @AndyNelson1977 I think Roger Sleeβs work βInclusion isnβt Dead it Just Smells Funnyβ needs to be read by those pushing exclusion & segregation within education. Inclusion is βcornerstone of democracyβ itβs about community, otherwise danger of perpetuating injustices.
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After all the dramatic wailing on a lengthy thread 𧡠we finally see where itβs all headingβ¦ back to his 9-point behaviour plan βto fix thingsβ π
If only teaching were this simple? π€ Follow Tomβs plan and everything will be OK π Why? Because itβs Tom. No evidence needed.
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Many autistic people remember the lyrics to an unusually high number of songs, and we may often burst into song (in our minds or aloud) when someone says words that match the lyrics of one of the many songs we remember. A lot of us share a strong connection with (certain) music.
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Yarn dyed with mushrooms. It was created by Alissa Allen, who has been studying mushroom dyeing for over 15 years.
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My boy has anaphylaxis to heat so he canβt play most sports & often sits out of PE. But they did archery at his school & he has incredible aim. Today he starts archery lessons. This is momentous for us, having used epi pens twice for heat. Iβm momma bear proud of him. π©΅ππ
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I was at a puppet show for children today. I kept worrying when the Direct Instruction was going to happen, Ruth. Worryingly, it didn't. Though there were 2 and 3 year olds joining in with the words that they knew from reading the book with their parents. #BearHunt
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I taught through all of these reforms. I was there when the first ever Y2 SATs took place with all the floating and sinking malarky. I have seen every assessment system be introduced and the OFSOD framework change repeatedly. Nothing really changes at all. Just a new wrapper.
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This π Potential deficit framing of children - depending on which tools they use? Will the national behaviour tracking system be research led and have an ethics committee approving it in terms of power play and the reduction of subjectivity - and harm to children? πΆβπ«οΈ
@3dancingfeet βNational behaviour tracking via annual surveysβ has me particularly π³given the proposed bill suggests giving each newborn/child a unique number that will track them past 18yo. Imagine growing up knowing every minor βfaultβ you incurred at school will follow you forever >
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Reducing teaching to βtechnical precisionβ sounds less like professionalism and more like authoritarian nostalgia. Education should grow citizens, not train obedience. This is very common in the US these days
.@MrZachG builds smartly on the piece I wrote yesterday on performative teaching. Worth your time. "In a profession obsessed with 'disrupting the status quo,' the most radical act may simply be to teach the curriculum with relentless precision and get kids further than the
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Rachael Jefferson, PhD π¬π§π¦πΊπππΌββοΈπ΄ββοΈπ
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And itβs all a βpreventable TRAGEDYβ if you employ Tom and embrace his behaviourist agendas π Oh woe is me, what would we all do without Tom to *rescue* us from the classroom quagmire of ill mannered children? ππ Heβs our shining light in the darkness of teaching ππ€
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Rachael Jefferson, PhD π¬π§π¦πΊπππΌββοΈπ΄ββοΈπ
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Letβs have a little guessing game re. which adults heβs referring to. Who does he consistently call out as ideologists? 1. Teacher educators 2. Progressive educators 3. Education researchers 4. Educators who believe in restorative practices 5. Those who donβt worship him? π
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Rachael Jefferson, PhD π¬π§π¦πΊπππΌββοΈπ΄ββοΈπ
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βChildren pay the price for the adultsβ incompetence and blind allegiance to ideologyβ. Ramping it all up here π Being a bit careful though not to specify who these mysterious βadultsβ are who are ideological (not him of course) and thereby damaging children.
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Rachael Jefferson, PhD π¬π§π¦πΊπππΌββοΈπ΄ββοΈπ
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βItβs happening in *countless* schools in Scotlandβ. Really, Tom? Can you tell us the precise number please? βCountlessβ implies so many that you cannot even begin to count them. How many of these countless schools have you visited? Undertaken teacher interviews in? Worked in?
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Rachael Jefferson, PhD π¬π§π¦πΊπππΌββοΈπ΄ββοΈπ
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Doubling down on the poor quality evidence: βI met the teacher that wrote this and every word of it is trueβ. Total misunderstanding of how ethics works. No power relations at play here? We all need to believe it because Tom is the behaviour sage on the stage? π«£
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