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[Torz @torzy_griff]

@NicolaSturgeon a wee message from my little one to remind everyone to stay in the house.

[Wisdom Stoics @WisdomStoics]

It took me 9 years to understand this, I’ll teach it to you in 3 minutes.

Here are 10 uncomfortable truths about life...

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[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

I’m at a secondary school during exam time. Some of the classrooms have been taken over for those exams. There are signs on the door. NO ENTRY in red. EXAMS IN PROGRESS.

Three teenage girls come to the door. They are about fourteen. They see that they can’t go to their usual class later that day, and they don’t know where to go instead. They find a teacher who looks it up. They have been re-roomed to G6. She writes on the door in red pen.

‘Well done girls’ she says, ‘For noticing that in advance’.

One of the girls is quick. ‘Can I have an achievement point?’ she asks.

The teacher thinks. ‘Okay’, she says. ‘Tell your teacher that Mrs. Terry says you can have an achievement point’.

The girls go off. I’m left wondering what strange world has been created where teenagers ask for achievement points – and teachers give them – for behaviour which is entirely unremarkable and in their own interests.

We immerse our children in this culture young. These young people have been trained methodically since they were four. It started with Star of the Week certificates and stickers for ‘Being Helpful’. They’ve been incentivised and sanctioned and invited to reward teas and doughnuts with the headteacher for being 'students who impress'. They've seen what happens to those who don't make the grade, when they're left out of Celebration Pizza Lunch or not allowed to join in non-uniform day.

They have been trained to be so focused on rewards that their first thought when a teacher says ‘Well done’ is ‘Will you give me an achievement point?’? If they don’t get the point, was it even worth pointing out the issue?

The research shows that when people behave themselves in order to get rewards (or avoid sanctions), that behaviour doesn’t continue once the rewards stop. It looks like they are learning to behave, but in fact they are just learning to do whatever is necessary to get the rewards. The behaviour has become a means to an end, rather than something they do for its own sake.

I wonder if anyone has looked at the long term impact of that on young people and their relationship with themselves. I wonder if anyone is tracking the impact on these young people’s sense of intrinsic motivation, and the way that they see themselves.

I wonder, but I think I know the answer.

[Torz @torzy_griff]

@primaryteachew Could I have a copy please

[NHS Nurses @SocialistNHS]

🚨 Lee Anderson has 145k followers, this means he can spread his lies and hate to a massive audience

We have 139k followers. Can we get more followers than Lee Anderson?

Help us fight to defend the NHS, give us a follow and share if you see this #OurNHS

[The Falkirk Herald @falkirk_herald]

Pupils from two Falkirk schools came together for a careers fayre.
@falkirkcouncil @LangleesPS @Francis_Xaviers https://t.co/rH1kY2OEXk

[Eric Thompson @EricTAuthor]

when i was a kid we had to go to a church food bank to receive free ramen, mac & cheese, hamburger helper (without the hamburger) & other such items. I never felt "less than" but I also never knew who provided what we were gifted.

The church bought my mom a car one time when she didn't have enough to replace the one that broke down. It was an old, green chevy nova (now it would be a classic, but at the time it was "ugly".) I never knew who did that either.

Someone once bought me a pair of pajamas simply because they thought i should have some and another person bought me a backpack so I could join my friends camping. They saw me. They didn't put me or my mom down. They saw me and they wanted me to have something good.

Today I saw posts of people questioning moms who use foodstamps and yet have their nails done. My mom was mistreated by her grandfather, her father, and my dad who left.

Now I find myself thinking back and if my mom had makeup or nice nails, I would look back at her now and say "good. you deserve it. life has kicked you down and you deserve a little something to hold your head high about. Go on and feel pretty. Because you are beautiful to me."

So you can sit there and judge that woman using food stamps and having nice nails. Or you can ask her if there's anything she needs or simply just tell her she looks nice. Chances are she needs to hear it.

Dignity - everyone deserves it. Spread a little

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This response from @RishiSunak to latest polling should send the entire country into a rage

I make no excuses for my continued anger. If you share my rage at these law breaking truth twisters RT this widely

[John Magee 🇬🇧UK Kindness Schools' Ambassador @KindnessCoach_]

“Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.” - Gever Tulley.

I am delighted to share the first #edukindnessbog of 2024 by the inspirational @mindworkmatters

https://t.co/vjgRaRLALs
#edutwitter

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

When the UK’s PM @rishisunak refuses to hold the super-wealthy accountable, it leads to a healthcare system like the one we have in the US. Or even the system in the time of Charles Dickens.
Sunak should just #TaxTheRich or change his slogan to "Make the UK Sick Again."

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

The science behind the beauty.
https://t.co/CFO8DT3utU

[Stfxparentcouncil @Stfrancisxavie8]

Please vote for us in local @Tesco stores! #EveryLittleHelps @Francis_Xaviers @SFX_Nursery

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

Search Coach is a free new information literacy app in Microsoft Teams. Search Coach empowers your students to:
✔️ Form effective search queries
✔️ Find trusted sites
✔️ Think critically about their search results

Blog 👉 https://t.co/Mwyzoy2FqZ

#edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU

[MRST #MIEE #MCE @MrsTEHS]

📽️watch to see how to create a simple drag and drop activity in @OneNoteEDU

#TeamMIEEScotland #Bizedehs @MicrosoftEDU

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[Torz @torzy_griff]

@CamelonELCC All the best Adana!

[Torz @torzy_griff]

@twinklresources We need books

[Primary 7 @stfrancisP7]

First of our SCIAF events today🍿🎬Thank you so much to all our families for the very kind donations for this event and for the ‘wee box’ donations. This year, the country SCIAF is supporting is Zambia 🇿🇲❤️Thank you P7 👍⭐️

[Primary 7 @stfrancisP7]

Our first SCIAF event is going ahead this week. This week, on Thursday 23rd, our P7 pupils are organising a St.Francis Cinema event in the hall. Pupils can bring pj’s and a snack to enjoy the movie with and a £1.00 donation for SCIAF 🍿🎬📽️ popcorn will be available too.

[St Francis Xavier's @Francis_Xaviers]

Happy Pancake Tuesday 🥞

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The cultural push of mothers into the work force and the glorification of "working moms" made the role of parenting almost trivial. Parenting and upbringing has the greatest impact on who someone becomes. Supporting parents to understand attachment theory, coping skills, and emotional intelligence is the focus in a healthy society.

[Torz @torzy_griff]

@twinklresources 4 always