Emma W
@emmaemma53.bsky.social
Senior Lead Practitioner for Maths. Comic nerd. Music snob. A Lady That Beers. F1 enthusiast. Traveller. Quietly inquisitive.
* Just a heads up that if you’re a man with no real posts/bio and exclusively following women I am likely to block you *
* Just a heads up that if you’re a man with no real posts/bio and exclusively following women I am likely to block you *
I quite frequently manage to figure out the word and then realise another aspect of the clue afterwards. I sometimes wonder how much of it was ticking away in my brain in the background helping me work it out.
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I quite frequently manage to figure out the word and then realise another aspect of the clue afterwards. I sometimes wonder how much of it was ticking away in my brain in the background helping me work it out.
Absolutely love today’s clue. Really clever.
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Absolutely love today’s clue. Really clever.
🤢 You can just tell that whoever wrote that was really pleased with themselves for writing it too 🤦🏻♀️
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🤢 You can just tell that whoever wrote that was really pleased with themselves for writing it too 🤦🏻♀️
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In lieu of grade boundaries, I showed them these histograms, of previous students grouped by the grade they ended up with. Took a bit of explaining, but I hope it helped them see what they were on track for, without me having to give them an explicit grade. #MathsToday
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In lieu of grade boundaries, I showed them these histograms, of previous students grouped by the grade they ended up with. Took a bit of explaining, but I hope it helped them see what they were on track for, without me having to give them an explicit grade. #MathsToday
I second Dorian Gray. A friend recommended it to me when I was in 6th form and I’ve been recommending it to others ever since (in fact it’s probably high time I read my quite falling apart copy again!)
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I second Dorian Gray. A friend recommended it to me when I was in 6th form and I’ve been recommending it to others ever since (in fact it’s probably high time I read my quite falling apart copy again!)
I’m actually quite worried about whoever suggested it!
Friday is absolutely not the day for parents evenings.
Friday is absolutely not the day for parents evenings.
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I’m actually quite worried about whoever suggested it!
Friday is absolutely not the day for parents evenings.
Friday is absolutely not the day for parents evenings.
Nice to know it’s not just me who does this 😆
“OMG, how have they all messed this up so badly?!!” *actually tots up the marks for the whole paper* “oooh! That’s not so bad after all!”
“OMG, how have they all messed this up so badly?!!” *actually tots up the marks for the whole paper* “oooh! That’s not so bad after all!”
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Nice to know it’s not just me who does this 😆
“OMG, how have they all messed this up so badly?!!” *actually tots up the marks for the whole paper* “oooh! That’s not so bad after all!”
“OMG, how have they all messed this up so badly?!!” *actually tots up the marks for the whole paper* “oooh! That’s not so bad after all!”
Shocking performance from me this week
a purple cartoon character with a sad look on his face is standing on a box
Alt: a purple cartoon character with a sad look on his face is standing on a box
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November 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Shocking performance from me this week
I sometimes go with “okay, tell me what you *don’t* want”, which has often moved things closer to a proper decision far more than you’d expect. My other tactic is “choose from these 3”
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I sometimes go with “okay, tell me what you *don’t* want”, which has often moved things closer to a proper decision far more than you’d expect. My other tactic is “choose from these 3”
Top 2 rows make a group of 5, there’s another group of 5 below, then another 3
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Top 2 rows make a group of 5, there’s another group of 5 below, then another 3
I knew my friend had been on it and survived which made me a bit less anxious about how rickety it was. @mathninja3.bsky.social found it terrifying but that was more due to giant spiders he’d witnessed on the way down!
October 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I knew my friend had been on it and survived which made me a bit less anxious about how rickety it was. @mathninja3.bsky.social found it terrifying but that was more due to giant spiders he’d witnessed on the way down!
Did you get the 100% safe and not in any way terrifying little rollercoaster back down?
Hope you have a brilliant trip.
Hope you have a brilliant trip.
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Did you get the 100% safe and not in any way terrifying little rollercoaster back down?
Hope you have a brilliant trip.
Hope you have a brilliant trip.
1. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. May You Never - John Martyn
3. The Sprout and the Bean - Joanna Newsom
4. Stealing Cars - Nadine Shah
5. Wires- Athlete (I normally try to avoid repeating things I’ve seen on other people’s lists but…)
#FridayFive
2. May You Never - John Martyn
3. The Sprout and the Bean - Joanna Newsom
4. Stealing Cars - Nadine Shah
5. Wires- Athlete (I normally try to avoid repeating things I’ve seen on other people’s lists but…)
#FridayFive
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
1. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. May You Never - John Martyn
3. The Sprout and the Bean - Joanna Newsom
4. Stealing Cars - Nadine Shah
5. Wires- Athlete (I normally try to avoid repeating things I’ve seen on other people’s lists but…)
#FridayFive
2. May You Never - John Martyn
3. The Sprout and the Bean - Joanna Newsom
4. Stealing Cars - Nadine Shah
5. Wires- Athlete (I normally try to avoid repeating things I’ve seen on other people’s lists but…)
#FridayFive
