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Maths teacher and enthusiast. Christian, husband, father of three. Thrown myself into twitter, looking to learn from others, enjoying the conversation!

Moscow, ID
Joined February 2014
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May the fourth be with you...
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OK, Autocrat has become a good friend to me today-beautiful grade breakdowns for a set of research projects ready to go! Thanks @nvCloudlab!
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So where have I been? Not many answers yet, but it's not quite where I thought. mwimaths.tumblr.com/
It really has been a long time, and I'm in a very different role to when I last popped my head up here. I'll write a blog post soon...
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I'm feeling that it may be time to get back into the twitter fray... #hecticfewmonths
Nice question, I can imagine a bit of discussion about the crust! teapawt.net/takepi21/status/760763…
Which pizza is the best value? Is your answer the same for each type of pizza? #maths #mathschat
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I've drip fed my top students these to help with challenges, but this has made me think about devoting more time. teapawt.net/mathsjem/status/758321…
Latest post: divisibility rules Worth teaching and works at any age from Key Stage 2 - 4. resourceaholic.com/2016/07/d…
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I couldn't resist. Pool empty, and now no distractions, #exammarking over for another year!
Finally... Will need to decide on Tues whether I have the energy to raid the pool... #exammarking
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Replying to @DrBennison
Maybe not this year. Once my exam marking finishes, I'll be full on for our move. That's prob enough to keep busy!
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NEW POST: Nice one Julia! How I used @tessmaths QR cube #mathschat justmaths.co.uk/2016/07/10/n…
@mathsjem Isn't this something like bearings, the convention isn't for mathematical, but widely used so impt for clarity.
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Just marking a batch of solutions that exemplifies the danger of teaching a method without teaching the understanding...
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Mathematical truths I hold to be self-evident. Happy P(A&B) = P(A)P(B) Day! mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016…
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Was clearing out my classroom today. There really are few activities filled with more melancholy for me.
I will stand firmly behind volumetric measure for cooking, much quicker than getting the scales out!
That's the big difference! While I'm unlikely to be teaching mechanics for a while, I'll be happy avoiding imperial measures!