Occasionally, just when I think the world cannot get any more fucking ridiculous, I see something like this and realise just how wrong I was.

Watching at the home of Denver Gooners

Yet another study – this one especially strong because it followed students for 14 years – showing that holding at-risk kids back a year in elementary school (i.e.,making them repeat a grade) is very effective...at making sure they drop out of high school: is.gd/ZFL9at

Gen Z is fucking on fire -- and Trump his pasty white cult of MAGA bigots are about to be swept away into the trash bin of history. 🔥🔥🔥🙌👏👊

Public higher educacioun ys a common goode and sholde be free to all. Everyone sholde be able to pursue their intellectual vocations and career dreames, to fynde the learninge thei seek wythout the burden of debt. Educacioun ys a foundation for a free societye. Fund higher ed.

Kicking off year 30 in education with PD day. Only three presentations today. I remember when I was 25 saying that if I’m still doing this stuff when I’m 30, something has gone wrong…..

Ben White whacking the ball at John McGinn was such a satisfying moment. Referee was refusing to referee the game so the players did it themselves, I love that we can do that now.

Ffs

Trust a future imagined by a kid wyth dreames. Trust a future imagined by an artist who hath given their lyfe to their craft. Trust a future imagined by expertes yn science and historye who love complexitye. But nevir, evir trust any goddamn future ymagined by a tech billionaire.

Choke slamming people. Fine. Consistent violent conduct. Fine. Toeing the ball away. Not fine.

Oh boy, are we ever broke. How broke are we, you ask? We're so broke, that the only new furniture that the school could afford to purchase was for my office.

1/7 Just published by 2 British literacy experts: Yet another evidence-based resource that debunks the misrepresentations of the "science of reading" campaign (& offers detailed teaching strategies): The Balancing Act by Dominic Wyse & Charlotte Hacking: tinyurl.com/3udpymms

Some action from the first ever home soccer game at PSU. Ladies won 1-0.

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Envelope of cash courtesy of Abu Dabi sovereign wealth fund waiting in the referee’s dressing room.

NGL this stuff genuinely makes it feel pointless turning up to watch. It’s not enough to try to beat the best team the league might have seen (cough, 113 charges) you’re also expected to overcome these calls and gaslit into being told wild decisions are actually fine. I can’t man

Jeremy Doku kicks the ball away stopping a quick restart without receiving a yellow card 😶

Got a little piece published in Inside Higher Ed today. Credit to Ruth Monnier for the real heavy lifting on this: insidehighered.com/opinion/career…

Thanks to Tamara and Megan for their work in this piece.

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