Alan Parr

[Alan Parr @piogold]

@wtgowers @mcpherdinand Regrettably, about 6.

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@rpondiscio When love congeals, it soon reveals, the faint aroma of performing seals [Lorenz Hart]

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@jamestanton A student once criticised my handwriting but, to give her credit, did enjoy my response "YOUR handwriting is bad, Kerry. MINE is full of character."

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@DavidTymm @greg_ashman I'd make a trip to see Brighton play at Watford, and join the shouts of "You dirty northern bastards".

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@TarquinGroup Here we go again. It is a disgrace to tell children that murder is fun.

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@flowidealism Try 61 years, and counting, even after "You're not an easy person to live with ...."

[Alan Parr @piogold]

@DavidTymm @tombennett71 The first two that come to mind were 'Jazz at Pacific College' by Dave Brubeck [which I played just a couple of days ago], and Annie Ross 'A Handful of Songs'.

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@DavidTymm @mrbartonmaths Ah, you mean Fizz Buzz Dizz Wizz

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@LukeelkinsTV @arrivaessex There's nothing unusual about that! This app is not only useless, it's actually worse than useless - it would be better if it didn't work at all, rather than telling you things that are simply not true.

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@Brightonian_ Quite the most amusing aspect was when Raya needed to make a diving save. Naturally the poor lamb immediately needed a full medical assessment, stopping just short of an MRI scan. Clearly the pain was so severe that he quite forgot which arm he was supposed to have damaged.

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@NumberClubHQ Just what I wanted!

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@Brightonian_ Sorry about this, but it's time to mute you again. I don't disagree with a word you say, but I can't stand another minute from the idiots you respond to.

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@DavidTymm @mathillustrated @pwharris But I found many of these feel guilty because they don't / can't use the "right" method. They feel they're cheating even though their methods are based on insight and understanding.

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@dylanwiliam @Kris_Boulton "Oblong" would be my nomination for the most underused name in maths teaching.

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@dylanwiliam @benlandautaylor I was lucky. By the end of September my first boss sat me down and drummed it into me. When he subsequently came to give me a reference he said "He makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the same one twice", and I was happy enough with that.

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@wtgowers @pickover Good lord, I gave the same answer as @wtgowers !

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@robhalls @Headteacherchat Blimey - I'm not sure I could find them, and I was on the QCA team that developed the KS2 maths.

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@Brightonian_ And every single one has more experience and tactical knowledge, not to mention access to personal physical and medical data, than the entire coaching staff put together.

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@Brightonian_ Mateta has form. He became poster boy for Mainz but after a couple of seasons decided he was too good for them and sulked until he got his move to the glamour of Selhurst. And all credit to Palace for sticking with him when he was by no means an instant success.

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@Brightonian_ @DougieCritchley As I recall, there's a rumour that his deal gives him a slice of all transfer fees.