This is a thought provoking article about what seems a brilliant book. It reminds me of when Obama commented in the 2016 campaign that a post-Brexit Britain would be ‘at the back of the queue’. It was taken as manipulative over-reach and helped the Leave campaign.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The question that needs discussing: what are the consequences of Trump’s policies failing to achieve their aims?
I’ve read the New Testament over Lent. Covering it at pace and relative brevity (it’s a lot of reading each day) has been enlightening. Bird’s eye view themes and history of early church. The lessons are transformational and it’s Good News! Happy Easter, He is risen! www.bible.com/en/reading-p...
Medieval story time! Let’s talk about Isabel, who stabbed a priest when he told her to shut up in church (relatable)
So Isabel lived in London in 1330.
Penelope J. Corfield takes us through some of the Georgian origins and innovations in familiar festive traditions. How were these traditions formed by their Christmases past? And how did they help form Christmases future?
yalebooks.co.uk/how-the-geor...
#c18th #georgians #skystorians
Been thinking about analogy of the angel grinders sparks. When everything in a practice alines in serendipitous synchronicity, producing beauty, progress and change. Works in teaching, religious practice, relationships. Anything else?
I go chronologically from 1855-1917 to cover the two depth studies, then turn thematic. Repetition by then is great retrieval!
I’ve been trying to work these out for a while now, so tough and I find OCR marking inconsistent on them. Do you teach the course thematically or chronologically?
Amazing, thanks! Is said video on YouTube?
How do you teach it? What’s your big hook?
This is an extraordinary article and so prescient.
on.ft.com/3WbdPy4 How tech lords and populists changed the rules of power
Will double check tomorrow !
I asked ChatGPT to write one of the day of the assassination. Came our very well, historically accurate and asked to set context of longer term pressures building up. Will share tomorrow but worth having a play around !
Hammock. Shade. Sleepwalkers.
To have seen the War on Drugs, Sam Fender and Oasis in the past 13 months is nothing short of a privilege. The latter were something else. I can’t quite put in to words the atmosphere, quality of music, the euphoria, the sounds, the buzz, the mutual ecstasy. It was electric and magical.
'Damn the secret ballot': the UK's public voting system before 1872 historyofparliament.com/2025/07/18/p...
This is a career highlight. My Y8 class made me this Martin Luther frame for my birthday after saying ‘your face lights up whenever you mention him!’. Just shows your the power of the stories in @counsellc.bsky.social ‘s Connected Worlds series!
This is beautiful, thank you!
The opening of my lesson plan for my A level classes tomorrow. Straight into written work afterwards. Let’s gooo!
I took my wife to Indonesia
Jakarta?
No, she went by plane
The question that needs discussing: what are the consequences of Trump’s policies failing to achieve their aims?
Sometimes you catch a glimpse of the world - like Wordworth’s moments in time - and you are utterly convinced that there is a God and he is incredible. A sunset, sunrise, a magnolia in bloom, laughter with a loved one.
Instead, I now go: 1) whole class feedback 2) personal written feedback at end of the lesson 3) part of homework to digest result and advice 4) variety of tasks including model answer. Get rid of that wistfully wasted time. Sequencing matters.
I used to find my essay feedback in lessons often went: 1) whole class feedback to discuss common issues and misconceptions 2) hand back essays with written feedback 3) variety of tasks 4) students derailed by comparing performance to friend’s, emotionally digesting result & regretting mistakes
Teach Russian History? As we approach anniversary of February Revolution, students may ask if it was as democratic as it seemed. Here are four reasons why answer may be "no"
Third in series of posts on Feb 1917 👇
istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
#historyteacher #EduSky #historyeducation
History Teachers this is absolute gold!
oldmapsonline.org let's you explore regions, battles, rulers from 4000BC to 2010!
It's a great tool to play around with.
#historyteacher
Feeling refreshed and ready for a busy push until the Easter holidays. Lots of exciting initiatives across the school. Let’s gooooo!
