Ben Rooney
@benrooney.bsky.social
KS4 maths co-ordinator at a new school in Essex. NEU rep. Previously technology editor of The Wall Street Journal, Europe. Ex-Army.
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Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.
exactitudes.com
exactitudes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.
exactitudes.com
exactitudes.com
First day of the holidays and of course I am up at 0520.
July 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
First day of the holidays and of course I am up at 0520.
I think we can all agree that was the worst penalty shoot out ever. Still, an ugly win is still a win. #lionesses
July 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I think we can all agree that was the worst penalty shoot out ever. Still, an ugly win is still a win. #lionesses
Yr 12 induction day. Last year about 40% of students on Further Maths were female. This year: 0%. #Alevelmaths
July 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Yr 12 induction day. Last year about 40% of students on Further Maths were female. This year: 0%. #Alevelmaths
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
This is one of the best questions on error intervals. Really separates out students who answer procedurally and those who understand. It's a great question.
June 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is one of the best questions on error intervals. Really separates out students who answer procedurally and those who understand. It's a great question.
#Alevelmaths some very kind soul put up a link to the PDFs of the Pearson a level books. I don't suppose anyone still has it? We are subscribers so this isn't sketchy.
June 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#Alevelmaths some very kind soul put up a link to the PDFs of the Pearson a level books. I don't suppose anyone still has it? We are subscribers so this isn't sketchy.
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This long thread is packed with insights, particularly on the intersection of fashion and power. The transformation in men's fashion from the richness of the 18th century to the drab of the 20th is, I think, regretable.
It's true that progressives valorize "ugliness." But I think this person doesn't interrogate this position enough and thus lands at the wrong conclusion.
Let me give you my perspective on ugliness. 🧵
Let me give you my perspective on ugliness. 🧵
June 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This long thread is packed with insights, particularly on the intersection of fashion and power. The transformation in men's fashion from the richness of the 18th century to the drab of the 20th is, I think, regretable.
Question for #ALevelMaths - doing Mod-arg with Furthers. It's the first time I taught it. Is cisθ still an acceptable abbreviation for cosθ + isinθ. It was a thousand years ago when I did FM A level, but is it accepted by Edexcel? Thanks.
June 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Question for #ALevelMaths - doing Mod-arg with Furthers. It's the first time I taught it. Is cisθ still an acceptable abbreviation for cosθ + isinθ. It was a thousand years ago when I did FM A level, but is it accepted by Edexcel? Thanks.
I did this last year. Absolutely loved it. Thoroughly recommend it.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I did this last year. Absolutely loved it. Thoroughly recommend it.
I realise this is not really rthe point, but my goodness the Americans cannot march. That wasn't a parade, it was a shamble. The contrast with #troopingthecolour could not be more stark. #nokings #actualking
June 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I realise this is not really rthe point, but my goodness the Americans cannot march. That wasn't a parade, it was a shamble. The contrast with #troopingthecolour could not be more stark. #nokings #actualking
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June 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Love watching #troopingthecolour but never sure of the point of having serving officers as commentators. Every other person they talk about on the parade is a "sterling chap, excellent soldier and a great mate". They can't all be. Some of them must be utter tossers.
June 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Love watching #troopingthecolour but never sure of the point of having serving officers as commentators. Every other person they talk about on the parade is a "sterling chap, excellent soldier and a great mate". They can't all be. Some of them must be utter tossers.
My adorable Year 10s finished their #GCSEstatistics today. They seemed very happy. They made me this fabulous card. I will miss teaching them.
June 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My adorable Year 10s finished their #GCSEstatistics today. They seemed very happy. They made me this fabulous card. I will miss teaching them.
And they say irony is dead.
June 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
And they say irony is dead.
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June 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Big debate on the future of homework in the department. We use Sparx but so many students are using AI to do the work, what's the point? Various options from dropping H/w altogether to forcing students to show full workings. Interested to know what others are doing?
June 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Big debate on the future of homework in the department. We use Sparx but so many students are using AI to do the work, what's the point? Various options from dropping H/w altogether to forcing students to show full workings. Interested to know what others are doing?
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I wrote this guide to being a better reader: how to read, what to read and why
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
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How I Read
I love reading and I love advice about how to read.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I wrote this guide to being a better reader: how to read, what to read and why
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read
Have made some potential Paper 2 revision papers for #GCSEstatistics for Friday. Please feel free to use them. @mathsjem.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Statistics - Google Drive
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June 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Have made some potential Paper 2 revision papers for #GCSEstatistics for Friday. Please feel free to use them. @mathsjem.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Twitter: this is how men with huge balls fight. This is what masculinity looks like
Bluesky: this is the first messy breakup of pride month
Bluesky: this is the first messy breakup of pride month
June 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Twitter: this is how men with huge balls fight. This is what masculinity looks like
Bluesky: this is the first messy breakup of pride month
Bluesky: this is the first messy breakup of pride month
Really angry about Q7 on the edexcel #gcsestatistics paper. It was Capture-recapture. "During the year 2018, the number of black bears captured was 2017." WTF? Why use a number so close to the date? Why cause ambiguity? Students v confused by it. We have made a formal complaint.
June 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Really angry about Q7 on the edexcel #gcsestatistics paper. It was Capture-recapture. "During the year 2018, the number of black bears captured was 2017." WTF? Why use a number so close to the date? Why cause ambiguity? Students v confused by it. We have made a formal complaint.
Good luck to everyone taking #gcsestatistics today. Smash it.
June 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Good luck to everyone taking #gcsestatistics today. Smash it.
Gutted that Ncuti Gatwa left #DoctorWho. He brought such energy and love to the show.
May 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Gutted that Ncuti Gatwa left #DoctorWho. He brought such energy and love to the show.
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Ingenious 😂
FFS
FFS
May 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Ingenious 😂
FFS
FFS