Emma

Teacher, Reader, Baker, Spy.

[Emma @memma461]

When I questioned the HAs many told me they hadn't revised as much. They weren't as worried about the test because they had their sheet. When I asked them if their sheet was helpful, they said no. It focused too much on recall.

[Emma @memma461]

I did something similar with my KS3 classes. I allowed them to bring in one A5 sheet of revision notes for their end of unit test. They were told they could share sheets with the person sitting next to them also.
What I found was all kids came with a sheet.

[𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖊✨ @Bennieeexyz]

My high school math teacher Mr D was known for one thing.

He reused the same exam questions every year. Just changed the numbers. Everyone knew it. He also made a very big deal of collecting every paper back after we reviewed our scores so nobody could pass them to the next year's class.

Of course some of my classmates got their hands on a full set of tests from the previous year.

Within a week everyone had a copy.

Before every exam we'd sit together and work through every problem on the old test until we could solve them in our sleep. When the real exam landed the numbers were different but the logic was identical.

We thought we were geniuses.

Years later I became a teacher myself. Ran into Mr D at a funeral.

Me: I have to confess something.

Me: We had a copy of your old tests the whole time.

Me: Full set. Every exam.

Him: (smirked)

Him: Who do you think leaked them?

Me: (stared at him)

Him: Kids won't study if a teacher tells them to.

Him: But if they think they're getting away with something?

Him: (shrugged)

Him: They study all night.

Me: (stood there)

Me: (replayed four years of feeling clever)

Me: (we were never clever)

Me: (he played us perfectly)

Me: (I became a teacher and I still got played)

Me: (Mr D was built different)

[Emma @memma461]

Even students who wouldn't usually revise. LAs did better in the tests, having access to their own sheet and their partners, which may have contained more information to help them. MAs achieved similar results to if they had never been allowed to have a sheet. HAs did worse.

[Florence Lox 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @floboflo]

Anyone know how Liz Truss's first day at Microsoft is going?

[Emma @memma461]

@helenmcpherson @oldandrewuk Afraid not ☹️

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

Omg I can't believe I didn't spot this in the Kate Middleton photo: https://t.co/ZR8VerCTvv 😲😲😲

[Bishal Nandi @LearnWithBishal]

Yale university is the 9th-best university in the world.

And they have just released free online courses for everyone.

Here are 10 courses you don't want to miss in 2024:

[Tulsi Soni @shedntcare_]

The University of Oxford is offering free online courses.

No need to pay.

Here are 12 invaluable courses you won't want to miss in 2024 & earn $$$ :

[🐅Kathy Freeston 🐅 @KJF239]

Maths skills for biologists is a 12 page guide developed with the Field Studies Council and aimed at students and teachers of 16-19 Biology. https://t.co/jXHPgPGYkN

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

Science teachers. The GCSE resources on the right side of this webpage from Chestnut Grove School look super https://t.co/RmHxgit9Cw

[Shruti @heyshrutimishra]

MIT University just released free online courses.

No payment required.

Here are 10 courses you don't want to miss in 2024:

[Ros Green @r_green24]

@whippletom Looks a lot like fungal colonies that the cocoa powder has stuck too. I’d wager each large dot is a thumb and finger print that has bacteria on them that out competes the fungus, hence the halos around the circles. So so cool to see, and obviously non-toxic given you’re not ill.

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

Science teachers. If you haven't seen it before, this link contains pretty much all the resources you will ever need. 1000s of files. Thank you to Mr Clayson for collating
https://t.co/uppbwPXFcC

[Emma @memma461]

2nd place seems quite telling.

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

All
Day
Long

[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

Women talking next to me on the train.

'Joshua hates biology. Too many words. Too many things to learn. How is biology going to be useful when he does Medicine?'

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

Well, this will be the last time the BBC tries to interview a highly competent professional.

[Emma @memma461]

@andthoughshebe1 Completed couch to 5k and hated every minute. Switched to power walking, swimming and weight exercises and enjoy each one. Life is too short, do what makes you happy!