Nina Wildflower
@ninawildflower.bsky.social
Music fan. UK science teacher in an FFP3 mask.
The right mask makes it easy to sing, perform, teach, or speak in public.
#N95 #FFP2 #FFP3 #YallMasking
He/him
The right mask makes it easy to sing, perform, teach, or speak in public.
#N95 #FFP2 #FFP3 #YallMasking
He/him
I find it strange that the FFP masks sold in hardware shops are so awful, when there are so many more comfortable options.
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I find it strange that the FFP masks sold in hardware shops are so awful, when there are so many more comfortable options.
I don't make many posts about hoovering - partly because I've left it too long & now there's quite a lot.
Also, pet hair.
Also, pet hair.
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I don't make many posts about hoovering - partly because I've left it too long & now there's quite a lot.
Also, pet hair.
Also, pet hair.
If any pizza restaurants would like me to endorse their products, I am available.
We have had great pizza during the pandemic.
We have had great pizza during the pandemic.
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If any pizza restaurants would like me to endorse their products, I am available.
We have had great pizza during the pandemic.
We have had great pizza during the pandemic.
I don't take money to endorse masks, but I'm happy for any other menswear businesses to pay me to model their wares.
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I don't take money to endorse masks, but I'm happy for any other menswear businesses to pay me to model their wares.
I wear Christmas socks fairly regularly.
They should be used to it by now.
They should be used to it by now.
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I wear Christmas socks fairly regularly.
They should be used to it by now.
They should be used to it by now.
It's the systematic tendency of people with high ability in a certain area to ignore information that is of high relevance, leaving people with low ability to become reluctant experts.
If this effect has already been described (e.g. research on smoking, or HIV), let me know.
If this effect has already been described (e.g. research on smoking, or HIV), let me know.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's the systematic tendency of people with high ability in a certain area to ignore information that is of high relevance, leaving people with low ability to become reluctant experts.
If this effect has already been described (e.g. research on smoking, or HIV), let me know.
If this effect has already been described (e.g. research on smoking, or HIV), let me know.
Thanks for sharing.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Thanks for sharing.
The opposition to WFH and hybrid working is very strong.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The opposition to WFH and hybrid working is very strong.
In the last decade, the world of work has changed profoundly.
It's not going back.
The Curriculum Review has ignored this completely. Why?
Do you think that's a problem?
It's not going back.
The Curriculum Review has ignored this completely. Why?
Do you think that's a problem?
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
In the last decade, the world of work has changed profoundly.
It's not going back.
The Curriculum Review has ignored this completely. Why?
Do you think that's a problem?
It's not going back.
The Curriculum Review has ignored this completely. Why?
Do you think that's a problem?
There are things to like in the Curriculum Review. Anti-vaccination messages spread online are mentioned.
But these attitudes are now mainstream. Education about the pernicious influence of social media is not going to fix this problem.
But these attitudes are now mainstream. Education about the pernicious influence of social media is not going to fix this problem.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
There are things to like in the Curriculum Review. Anti-vaccination messages spread online are mentioned.
But these attitudes are now mainstream. Education about the pernicious influence of social media is not going to fix this problem.
But these attitudes are now mainstream. Education about the pernicious influence of social media is not going to fix this problem.
If we aren't teaching these skills in school, are we disadvantaging children who don't go to university?
That's the sort of question a curriculum review should be asking.
That's the sort of question a curriculum review should be asking.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If we aren't teaching these skills in school, are we disadvantaging children who don't go to university?
That's the sort of question a curriculum review should be asking.
That's the sort of question a curriculum review should be asking.
“Skills” has been a dirty word in education for a while now.
Maybe the children who will work remote or hybrid jobs in the future will pick up these skills at university.
Because it isn't obvious from the review that we will teach these skills in school.
Maybe the children who will work remote or hybrid jobs in the future will pick up these skills at university.
Because it isn't obvious from the review that we will teach these skills in school.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“Skills” has been a dirty word in education for a while now.
Maybe the children who will work remote or hybrid jobs in the future will pick up these skills at university.
Because it isn't obvious from the review that we will teach these skills in school.
Maybe the children who will work remote or hybrid jobs in the future will pick up these skills at university.
Because it isn't obvious from the review that we will teach these skills in school.
Working from home, and hybrid working require skills.
Adaptability. Communication. Time management. Collaboration. Self-discipline. Emotional intelligence. Problem-solving abilities. Maintaining relationships.
“Digital literacy” is a skill that IS given space in the review.
Adaptability. Communication. Time management. Collaboration. Self-discipline. Emotional intelligence. Problem-solving abilities. Maintaining relationships.
“Digital literacy” is a skill that IS given space in the review.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Working from home, and hybrid working require skills.
Adaptability. Communication. Time management. Collaboration. Self-discipline. Emotional intelligence. Problem-solving abilities. Maintaining relationships.
“Digital literacy” is a skill that IS given space in the review.
Adaptability. Communication. Time management. Collaboration. Self-discipline. Emotional intelligence. Problem-solving abilities. Maintaining relationships.
“Digital literacy” is a skill that IS given space in the review.
Businesses use hybrid working because it's more productive than having workers travelling to the office, getting sick, and leaving for competitors offering better conditions.
Education feeds into national productivity - ultimately influencing how wealthy we are.
Education feeds into national productivity - ultimately influencing how wealthy we are.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Businesses use hybrid working because it's more productive than having workers travelling to the office, getting sick, and leaving for competitors offering better conditions.
Education feeds into national productivity - ultimately influencing how wealthy we are.
Education feeds into national productivity - ultimately influencing how wealthy we are.
Maybe some children are just less clever. They get less good qualifications. They get less good jobs that are more likely to involve in-person work.
But I'm pretty sure it's not that simple.
This is, perhaps, something that a Curriculum Review should consider.
But I'm pretty sure it's not that simple.
This is, perhaps, something that a Curriculum Review should consider.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Maybe some children are just less clever. They get less good qualifications. They get less good jobs that are more likely to involve in-person work.
But I'm pretty sure it's not that simple.
This is, perhaps, something that a Curriculum Review should consider.
But I'm pretty sure it's not that simple.
This is, perhaps, something that a Curriculum Review should consider.
Here's a breakdown of how qualifications, hybrid work, and salary relate to each other.
Obviously some jobs must be done in person.
But if those jobs are less well paid, and done by those with less good qualifications, there is a potentially complex issue of social justice.
Obviously some jobs must be done in person.
But if those jobs are less well paid, and done by those with less good qualifications, there is a potentially complex issue of social justice.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Here's a breakdown of how qualifications, hybrid work, and salary relate to each other.
Obviously some jobs must be done in person.
But if those jobs are less well paid, and done by those with less good qualifications, there is a potentially complex issue of social justice.
Obviously some jobs must be done in person.
But if those jobs are less well paid, and done by those with less good qualifications, there is a potentially complex issue of social justice.
Those with degree-equivalent qualifications are 10x more likely to hybrid work than those with no qualifications.
The education system doesn't control how people work, but it does control WHO gets the qualifications.
The education system doesn't control how people work, but it does control WHO gets the qualifications.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Those with degree-equivalent qualifications are 10x more likely to hybrid work than those with no qualifications.
The education system doesn't control how people work, but it does control WHO gets the qualifications.
The education system doesn't control how people work, but it does control WHO gets the qualifications.
It's odd to ignore substantial social changes. Children need to learn about the society they live in.
I've been reading about changes to education in Germany, following reunification of East & West.
Was it thought that the change to remote & hybrid work is just not big enough?
I've been reading about changes to education in Germany, following reunification of East & West.
Was it thought that the change to remote & hybrid work is just not big enough?
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's odd to ignore substantial social changes. Children need to learn about the society they live in.
I've been reading about changes to education in Germany, following reunification of East & West.
Was it thought that the change to remote & hybrid work is just not big enough?
I've been reading about changes to education in Germany, following reunification of East & West.
Was it thought that the change to remote & hybrid work is just not big enough?
But the omission of working from home and hybrid working is a big one.
The change to remote and hybrid work is HUGE.
At the start of the pandemic, remote working increased tenfold. It's now settled down to about 5 times pre-pandemic levels.
(Source - discovery learning)
The change to remote and hybrid work is HUGE.
At the start of the pandemic, remote working increased tenfold. It's now settled down to about 5 times pre-pandemic levels.
(Source - discovery learning)
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
But the omission of working from home and hybrid working is a big one.
The change to remote and hybrid work is HUGE.
At the start of the pandemic, remote working increased tenfold. It's now settled down to about 5 times pre-pandemic levels.
(Source - discovery learning)
The change to remote and hybrid work is HUGE.
At the start of the pandemic, remote working increased tenfold. It's now settled down to about 5 times pre-pandemic levels.
(Source - discovery learning)