Ben Newmark
@bennewmark.bsky.social
Teacher, parent, school governor. Occasional blogger.
"A million different people from one day to the next, I can change."
https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/
"A million different people from one day to the next, I can change."
https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/
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This makes sense. For me education conversations on twitter and the blogging ecosystem were formative. I still miss it. I think teacher unions/associations should step in and provide an open space for those conversations. It's crucial for individual and collective teacher agency.
1. Reasons for the collapse of the Great Edu Conversation.
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This makes sense. For me education conversations on twitter and the blogging ecosystem were formative. I still miss it. I think teacher unions/associations should step in and provide an open space for those conversations. It's crucial for individual and collective teacher agency.
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1. Reasons for the collapse of the Great Edu Conversation.
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
1. Reasons for the collapse of the Great Edu Conversation.
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
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I collect quotes that I yell at them too. Ones from books or documentaries or podcasts we put on 😁
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I collect quotes that I yell at them too. Ones from books or documentaries or podcasts we put on 😁
Also beth leaping shelf to shelf to find stuff isn't a feature not a bug. This models enthusiasm and passion. That's compelling!
The vast majority of the research my kids do in art is with the stacks of books we've got. I spend a lot of time leaping over to the shelf to show them similar ideas and make connections. Web research inevitably gives the same top images, but books cover so much more and they bank stuff for later.
1. Thread.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Also beth leaping shelf to shelf to find stuff isn't a feature not a bug. This models enthusiasm and passion. That's compelling!
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The vast majority of the research my kids do in art is with the stacks of books we've got. I spend a lot of time leaping over to the shelf to show them similar ideas and make connections. Web research inevitably gives the same top images, but books cover so much more and they bank stuff for later.
1. Thread.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The vast majority of the research my kids do in art is with the stacks of books we've got. I spend a lot of time leaping over to the shelf to show them similar ideas and make connections. Web research inevitably gives the same top images, but books cover so much more and they bank stuff for later.
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2. The next best Ed tech for my subject after a book is visualiser because this allows me to show more books to children without having to photocopy a lot.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
2. The next best Ed tech for my subject after a book is visualiser because this allows me to show more books to children without having to photocopy a lot.
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I read the article and still don't really understand the kind of thing we're talking about (Sparx maths?).
My hunch is tech will be more useful for back office functions (timetabling, data analysis) than classroom facing.
I can see tech tails wagging curriculum and pedagogy dogs.
My hunch is tech will be more useful for back office functions (timetabling, data analysis) than classroom facing.
I can see tech tails wagging curriculum and pedagogy dogs.
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I read the article and still don't really understand the kind of thing we're talking about (Sparx maths?).
My hunch is tech will be more useful for back office functions (timetabling, data analysis) than classroom facing.
I can see tech tails wagging curriculum and pedagogy dogs.
My hunch is tech will be more useful for back office functions (timetabling, data analysis) than classroom facing.
I can see tech tails wagging curriculum and pedagogy dogs.
1. Thread.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
1. Thread.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
Ed tech and the best lesson I taught this year.
The best Ed tech in the world for my subject is a book.
It is the ideal delivery method because the effort of concentrating on it helps people learn what's in it.
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Very late contribution:
1. Being Boring - Pet Shop Boys
2. Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
3. Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith
4. Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse
5. Back for Good - Take That
#FridayFive
1. Being Boring - Pet Shop Boys
2. Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
3. Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith
4. Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse
5. Back for Good - Take That
#FridayFive
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Very late contribution:
1. Being Boring - Pet Shop Boys
2. Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
3. Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith
4. Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse
5. Back for Good - Take That
#FridayFive
1. Being Boring - Pet Shop Boys
2. Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
3. Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith
4. Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse
5. Back for Good - Take That
#FridayFive
On this is becoming an Apple Educator or Google Guru or whatever still a thing? That was so weird. Teachers vying for the approval of billion dollar corporations.
No. If you want to buddy up to big tech do it with your own people. Leave the kids I'm responsible for alone.
The government recently invited schools to become 'edtech testbeds'. Kristy Evers explains what they are, and how they can be run successfully for everyone involved
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/phillipson-should-look-to-nordics-to-help-guide-edtech-testbeds/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/phillipson-should-look-to-nordics-to-help-guide-edtech-testbeds/
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
On this is becoming an Apple Educator or Google Guru or whatever still a thing? That was so weird. Teachers vying for the approval of billion dollar corporations.
No. If you want to buddy up to big tech do it with your own people. Leave the kids I'm responsible for alone.
The government recently invited schools to become 'edtech testbeds'. Kristy Evers explains what they are, and how they can be run successfully for everyone involved
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/phillipson-should-look-to-nordics-to-help-guide-edtech-testbeds/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/phillipson-should-look-to-nordics-to-help-guide-edtech-testbeds/
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
No. If you want to buddy up to big tech do it with your own people. Leave the kids I'm responsible for alone.
Stuff about Trump getting low approval ratings is outdated reporting. He's abandoned the old idea of a US president being the leader of all Americans. Now it's a war. As long as enough like him to keep him in power he doesn't care. He'll attack those who don't like him to please his supporters.
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Stuff about Trump getting low approval ratings is outdated reporting. He's abandoned the old idea of a US president being the leader of all Americans. Now it's a war. As long as enough like him to keep him in power he doesn't care. He'll attack those who don't like him to please his supporters.
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1. The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
2. When ye go Away - Waterboys
3. Letter from America - Proclaimers
4. The Wild Ones - Suede
5. Back for Good - TT
2. When ye go Away - Waterboys
3. Letter from America - Proclaimers
4. The Wild Ones - Suede
5. Back for Good - TT
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
1. The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
2. When ye go Away - Waterboys
3. Letter from America - Proclaimers
4. The Wild Ones - Suede
5. Back for Good - TT
2. When ye go Away - Waterboys
3. Letter from America - Proclaimers
4. The Wild Ones - Suede
5. Back for Good - TT
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#fridayfive
1.) Pictures of you - drugdealer, Katie Bollinger
2.) Careless whisper - George Michael
3.) Au pays du cocaine - geese
4.) I see your face before me - Frank Sinatra
5.) wish I didn't miss you - Angie stone
1.) Pictures of you - drugdealer, Katie Bollinger
2.) Careless whisper - George Michael
3.) Au pays du cocaine - geese
4.) I see your face before me - Frank Sinatra
5.) wish I didn't miss you - Angie stone
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#fridayfive
1.) Pictures of you - drugdealer, Katie Bollinger
2.) Careless whisper - George Michael
3.) Au pays du cocaine - geese
4.) I see your face before me - Frank Sinatra
5.) wish I didn't miss you - Angie stone
1.) Pictures of you - drugdealer, Katie Bollinger
2.) Careless whisper - George Michael
3.) Au pays du cocaine - geese
4.) I see your face before me - Frank Sinatra
5.) wish I didn't miss you - Angie stone
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#FridayFive
1 I Miss You - Bjork
2 Find Me - Nizlopi
3 Losing Lisa - Ben Folds
4 You Won’t See Me - The Beatles
5 Walk Away - Ben Harper
1 I Miss You - Bjork
2 Find Me - Nizlopi
3 Losing Lisa - Ben Folds
4 You Won’t See Me - The Beatles
5 Walk Away - Ben Harper
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#FridayFive
1 I Miss You - Bjork
2 Find Me - Nizlopi
3 Losing Lisa - Ben Folds
4 You Won’t See Me - The Beatles
5 Walk Away - Ben Harper
1 I Miss You - Bjork
2 Find Me - Nizlopi
3 Losing Lisa - Ben Folds
4 You Won’t See Me - The Beatles
5 Walk Away - Ben Harper
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1. Photograph - Ringo Starr
2. Dear Friend - Wings
3. Here Today - Paul McCartney
4. Jealous Guy - John Lennon
5. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
#FridayFive
2. Dear Friend - Wings
3. Here Today - Paul McCartney
4. Jealous Guy - John Lennon
5. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
#FridayFive
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
1. Photograph - Ringo Starr
2. Dear Friend - Wings
3. Here Today - Paul McCartney
4. Jealous Guy - John Lennon
5. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
#FridayFive
2. Dear Friend - Wings
3. Here Today - Paul McCartney
4. Jealous Guy - John Lennon
5. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
#FridayFive
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1. It Must have Been Love. The Roxettes
2. Little Green. Joni Mitchell
3. If You're Gone. Matchbox Twenty
4. Don't Let Me Be Lonely. James Taylor
5. I Just Don't Know What To Do. Dusty Springfield
2. Little Green. Joni Mitchell
3. If You're Gone. Matchbox Twenty
4. Don't Let Me Be Lonely. James Taylor
5. I Just Don't Know What To Do. Dusty Springfield
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
1. It Must have Been Love. The Roxettes
2. Little Green. Joni Mitchell
3. If You're Gone. Matchbox Twenty
4. Don't Let Me Be Lonely. James Taylor
5. I Just Don't Know What To Do. Dusty Springfield
2. Little Green. Joni Mitchell
3. If You're Gone. Matchbox Twenty
4. Don't Let Me Be Lonely. James Taylor
5. I Just Don't Know What To Do. Dusty Springfield
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1. Most of the time - Bob Dylan
2. Nostalgia - Emily Barker
3. I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
4. Evry time we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
5. California - Joni Mitchell
#FridayFave
2. Nostalgia - Emily Barker
3. I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
4. Evry time we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
5. California - Joni Mitchell
#FridayFave
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
1. Most of the time - Bob Dylan
2. Nostalgia - Emily Barker
3. I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
4. Evry time we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
5. California - Joni Mitchell
#FridayFave
2. Nostalgia - Emily Barker
3. I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
4. Evry time we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
5. California - Joni Mitchell
#FridayFave
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1. AWOL by Aphrodite, Mickey Finn and MC GQ
2. Gone Forever by Radioactive Man
3. Disappearer by Sonic Youth
4. Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
5. Absent Friend by Bark Psychosis
#FridayFive
2. Gone Forever by Radioactive Man
3. Disappearer by Sonic Youth
4. Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
5. Absent Friend by Bark Psychosis
#FridayFive
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1. AWOL by Aphrodite, Mickey Finn and MC GQ
2. Gone Forever by Radioactive Man
3. Disappearer by Sonic Youth
4. Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
5. Absent Friend by Bark Psychosis
#FridayFive
2. Gone Forever by Radioactive Man
3. Disappearer by Sonic Youth
4. Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
5. Absent Friend by Bark Psychosis
#FridayFive
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Missing; Everything but the Girl
She’s gone: Tindersticks
I’ll take lonely tonight: Tim Minchin
Nothing compares 2 U: Sinead O’Connor
Half the world away: REM
#FridayFive
She’s gone: Tindersticks
I’ll take lonely tonight: Tim Minchin
Nothing compares 2 U: Sinead O’Connor
Half the world away: REM
#FridayFive
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Missing; Everything but the Girl
She’s gone: Tindersticks
I’ll take lonely tonight: Tim Minchin
Nothing compares 2 U: Sinead O’Connor
Half the world away: REM
#FridayFive
She’s gone: Tindersticks
I’ll take lonely tonight: Tim Minchin
Nothing compares 2 U: Sinead O’Connor
Half the world away: REM
#FridayFive
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1. Silent Lucidity, Queensryche.
2. Nuggets, Gaz Brookfield
3. Rose Tattoo, Dropkick Murphys
4. This Ole Heart of Mine, Isley Brothers
5. We have all the time in the world, Louis Armstrong.
2. Nuggets, Gaz Brookfield
3. Rose Tattoo, Dropkick Murphys
4. This Ole Heart of Mine, Isley Brothers
5. We have all the time in the world, Louis Armstrong.
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
1. Silent Lucidity, Queensryche.
2. Nuggets, Gaz Brookfield
3. Rose Tattoo, Dropkick Murphys
4. This Ole Heart of Mine, Isley Brothers
5. We have all the time in the world, Louis Armstrong.
2. Nuggets, Gaz Brookfield
3. Rose Tattoo, Dropkick Murphys
4. This Ole Heart of Mine, Isley Brothers
5. We have all the time in the world, Louis Armstrong.
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1. Wishing (I had a photograph of you). Flock of Seagulls
2. Miss You. Everything but the girl.
3. Love Song. The Cure.
4. Missing. Beck.
5. Tending the wrong grave for 23 years. Half Man Half Biscuit.
#FridayFive
2. Miss You. Everything but the girl.
3. Love Song. The Cure.
4. Missing. Beck.
5. Tending the wrong grave for 23 years. Half Man Half Biscuit.
#FridayFive
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
1. Wishing (I had a photograph of you). Flock of Seagulls
2. Miss You. Everything but the girl.
3. Love Song. The Cure.
4. Missing. Beck.
5. Tending the wrong grave for 23 years. Half Man Half Biscuit.
#FridayFive
2. Miss You. Everything but the girl.
3. Love Song. The Cure.
4. Missing. Beck.
5. Tending the wrong grave for 23 years. Half Man Half Biscuit.
#FridayFive
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Fugitive Motel - Elbow
Falling - Harry Styles
Dakota - Stereophonics
Absent Friends - The Divine Comedy
Without You - Harry Nilsson
#fridayfive
Falling - Harry Styles
Dakota - Stereophonics
Absent Friends - The Divine Comedy
Without You - Harry Nilsson
#fridayfive
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fugitive Motel - Elbow
Falling - Harry Styles
Dakota - Stereophonics
Absent Friends - The Divine Comedy
Without You - Harry Nilsson
#fridayfive
Falling - Harry Styles
Dakota - Stereophonics
Absent Friends - The Divine Comedy
Without You - Harry Nilsson
#fridayfive
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1. Ain’t No Sunshine, Bill Withers
2. Better Together, Jack Johnson
3. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
4. I Still Miss Someone, Johnny Cash
5. Absent Friends, Divine Comedy
2. Better Together, Jack Johnson
3. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
4. I Still Miss Someone, Johnny Cash
5. Absent Friends, Divine Comedy
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
1. Ain’t No Sunshine, Bill Withers
2. Better Together, Jack Johnson
3. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
4. I Still Miss Someone, Johnny Cash
5. Absent Friends, Divine Comedy
2. Better Together, Jack Johnson
3. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
4. I Still Miss Someone, Johnny Cash
5. Absent Friends, Divine Comedy
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#fridayfive
1. Blame It On The Sun - Stevie Wonder
2. Back For Good - Take That
3. Baby, Come Back - Pato Banton
4. Wake Up Alone - Amy Winehouse
5. Lover, You Should Have Come Over - Jeff Buckley
1. Blame It On The Sun - Stevie Wonder
2. Back For Good - Take That
3. Baby, Come Back - Pato Banton
4. Wake Up Alone - Amy Winehouse
5. Lover, You Should Have Come Over - Jeff Buckley
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#fridayfive
1. Blame It On The Sun - Stevie Wonder
2. Back For Good - Take That
3. Baby, Come Back - Pato Banton
4. Wake Up Alone - Amy Winehouse
5. Lover, You Should Have Come Over - Jeff Buckley
1. Blame It On The Sun - Stevie Wonder
2. Back For Good - Take That
3. Baby, Come Back - Pato Banton
4. Wake Up Alone - Amy Winehouse
5. Lover, You Should Have Come Over - Jeff Buckley