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[Arsen Ostrovsky @Ostrov_A]

This is one of the most jaw-dropping, chilling interviews I have seen. Watch this Rabbi from London, respond to question about the terror stabbing in Golders Green!

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Jonathan Haidt dropped a pretty blunt warning about giving young kids iPads or phones.

He says we’ve all discovered how incredibly effective they are as pacifiers — they work almost instantly. But that’s exactly the problem.

40% of American two-year-olds already have their own iPad. Once a child gets used to constant stimulation, they basically never learn how to be bored. The moment they have even 30 seconds of downtime, they start screaming for the device.

Haidt’s advice is straightforward: If you haven’t started, don’t. If you already have, take it away. It might take 3–4 weeks for the brain to readjust, but it’s worth it.

He’s even hearing stories of preschoolers crying at drop-off — not because mom is leaving, but because the iPad is staying in the car.

It’s a sobering reminder of how quickly these devices rewire young brains and create real addiction patterns.

Have you noticed this with kids in your life, or are you trying to hold the line on screens with little ones?

[Green Dragon Primary @GDPS_TW8]

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[Hilda Zanaliu @HildaZanaliu]

Study suggests that 2+ hours of daily screen time for 3–5-year-olds may be linked to reduced white matter (myelin) in the brain—potentially impacting language and literacy development. 👇

[Lauren Nye 💙 @lo_nye]

@dave_mcpartlin As a teacher of Psychology I agree but I think it goes further than this. Research tells babies need interactions with adults for their brains to grow and develop and when they don't have that interactions, the neural development of the brain is impacted.

[Dave McPartlin @dave_mcpartlin]

I think I've figured out what's going wrong in schools. One of the biggest challenges facing us (& parents) is the reward environment our children are growing up in. Endless scrolling from as soon as they can control a device. On-demand TV in glorious 4K. Instant feedback & constant stimulation from getting up to going to bed. They're growing up in a different world. Neuroscience tells us that brains adapt to frequent, fast rewards. Children are now hard-wired differently, from birth. School requires patience, effort & delayed gratification. At home, they're don't know how to be bored, they don't need to be any more. They don't communicate in the same way. They don't get excited like they used to. They don't have to work hard for fun in the real world because they can find it so easily online. They've become dopamine junkies & we're on a hiding to nothing - we're not competing with bad behaviour, we're competing with biology (and it's truly terrifying.)

[Cath @PinkBizzle]

@O2SBE @luciocorsi What time is Corsi on? Thanks!

[Chris Fizer @ChrisKindaReads]

a few tips

[Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths]

If you haven't visited my https://t.co/RjHKqKbR7h website for a while, I have done a Christmas update 👇

[graham chatterley @grahamchatterl2]

For those at the back still defending "healthy fear"

[Middlesbrough FC @Boro]

Part of Boro folklore.

Let's Dance 🕺❤️

[Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt]

I don’t think as much attention has been paid to implementing the curriculum as it has to the pedagogy to teach it.

It’s a bit like going into a restaurant where all the effort has gone in to making it look amazing..

https://t.co/JvbiwZtPlS

[HeadteacherChat @Headteacherchat]

Leadership in schools is often summed up by the principle: “The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.”
Effective leaders model the expectations they set and uphold the standards that define the school’s culture. Accepting poor practice, even in small moments, quietly resets the benchmark for everyone.

[Cath @PinkBizzle]

@gareth_metcalfe Ta lots

[Cath @PinkBizzle]

Hello! How do you primary teachers / leaders all track assessment of foundation subjects and science? Do you? Help! Thank you :)
#edchat #primary #sltchat

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Dear Parents—your child doesn’t need to be the smartest in the class, the best on the field, or the most talented in the room.
But they do need to be teachable.

We’ve raised a generation that can Google every answer, but too many are forgetting how to listen, respect, and learn.
Being teachable isn’t about grades or intelligence—it’s about humility. It’s about realizing you don’t know everything and being willing to grow when someone tries to help you.

As parents, we don’t need to raise perfect kids.
We need to raise kids who can take feedback without falling apart.
Who can apologize.
Who can show respect even when they disagree.
Who can be corrected without becoming combative.

Because teachability will take them further than talent ever will.

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

In some schools I’ve visited I’ve seen the teaching of reading reduced to extracts and comprehensions. No books, no discussions about the book they’re reading, no conversation or challenge , no passion for the power of a great book. Is it any wonder more kids are switched off.

[Rory Gribbell @Rory_Gribbell]

Here is @martyneoliver's speech from @CSTvoice, including his myth-busting on inclusion:

https://t.co/5c8yy1pilp