Ian Railton

Retired Headteacher, currently Programme Team Leader for Cleveland Scouts, Boro supporter, professional grandad, bridge aficionado and padel apprentice.

[Ian Railton @ScoutRailton]

@Boro @GaryAPhilipson Whitaker’s free kick, the bend on it, wow!

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@premierleague Castellanos by a mile!

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@Twe12thman Promotion form - 2 points per game.

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@tomb337 Confidence! He’s now got confidence!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

For generations, kids had three worlds:
1. Home
2. School
3. A third place; the park, the field, the neighborhood, the church gym, the rec center.
That third place is where kids learned: • how to solve problems without an adult
• how to read emotions and faces
• how to handle conflict
• how to lose
• how to make friends
• how to negotiate and compromise
• how to sit with frustration
• how to just be a kid
But today?
Most kids' third place is a screen.
A screen doesn’t teach boundaries.
A screen doesn’t teach emotional regulation.
A screen doesn’t teach cooperation or conflict skills.
A screen doesn’t teach patience or self-control.
So all the social and emotional skills kids used to practice before they walked into school…
they have to learn inside school now.
And that’s why:
behavior feels different
attention feels different
emotions feel bigger
classroom management is tougher.
This isn’t a “kids these days” problem.
It’s a cultural shift.
When the third place disappears, childhood changes.
And schools end up carrying what the community used to teach.
Until kids get their third place back, we’re going to keep seeing the fallout

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

It is with tremendous sadness that Chelsea Football Club announces the passing yesterday of Marvin Hinton.

Our thoughts are with Marvin’s family and friends at this difficult time. 💙

[Ian Railton @ScoutRailton]

@stenhouse85 @izzyslovenian Look what happened when we got behind Whittaker - top scorer now!

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@superTV247 Bring back the professionals who partnered them especially Alioni!

[Ian Railton @ScoutRailton]

@TrollFootball Wouldn’t happen here! Love the orange ball though!

[Ian Railton @ScoutRailton]

@BBCTeesSport Leave it to Steve! In Steve we trust.

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@TeesTerrace Thought he played really well when he came on as the third central defender. Looked more assured than at left back.

[Captain Cooper @ The Orphans Scooter Club @OrphansSC]

Bravo to The Longlands Club ✊🏻🔴⚪️ #UTB

[The Boro Breakdown Podcast @Boro_Breakdown]

🗣️ “This club won’t be defined by you”

@_jonnyb1 with an important message amid the saga around Rob Edwards to Wolves ⬇️

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

This is Andrew Johnson from Peterborough. He is the train driver whose quick thinking saved lives by diverting the LNER train so that emergency services could rapidly board it following the mass stabbing attack last night.

He is an Iraq War veteran and a brave unsung hero. 💪🏽

[A Funny Old Game @sid_lambert]

It’s 35 years since John Hendrie did this vs Millwall.

The assist from Robbie Mustoe doesn’t get the credit it deserves for me. Puts it on a plate for him…

[Ian Railton @ScoutRailton]

@pilotspeaker Always used to give my classes this message. Step by step one goes a long way.

[Albert Adomah @uncs37]

Feeling young 🤣#saddlers ❤️👴🏿❤️

[Boro Memories @boro_memories]

#OTD in 2010: Barry Robson scored what remains the Riverside’s quickest goal. 24 seconds were all it took him to give us the lead in victory against Reading 🔴⚪️

[Scouts @scouts]

Such a special day with HRH The Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal as she welcomed our Squirrels and Chief Scout, @DwayneFields to spend time in nature as part of the State Visit. Thank you to all who supported this, especially our Joint President, young people and volunteers.

[Charlotte FC @CharlotteFC]

KING KAHLI 👑