Bart Crisp

@crispybart

Aspiring Renaissance dude, special interests include education, politics, history, heavy metal, tabletop roleplaying, being a massive nerd in general, and a bit of rugby here and there. Views entirely my own* (subject to conditions)

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Bart Crisp@crispybart· 5d

Policeman time travels into Les Miserables

A prompt to describe one's favourite book in precisely six words

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 13

Not quite in line with the prompt because the film came out before I was born, but Chaim Topol was THIRTY SODDING SIX when Fiddler On The Roof was released

Chaim Topol as Tevye, the main character of Fiddler On The Roof

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 11

Vince McMahon reacting with increasing intensity to the opening text from Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World
"April, 1805.
Napoleon is master of Europe."
Only the British fleet stands before him.
Oceans are now battlefields."

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 10

Showing my other half Master and Commander for the first time. Shout out to @davidlsims.bsky.social for keeping the flame of Nelson burning on the Spanish Main

Martin Scorsese declaring that oceans are now battlefields is ABSOLUTE CINEMA

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 4

Nah, it's this guy

A still image of a British officer from The Patriot laughing with the caption "Laughs in British"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jun 26

Lol

A screenshot showing my results for a political identification quiz, indicating that my closest match is Keir Starmer (though the image misspells his name, calling the validity of the entire exercise into question)

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jun 3

Yorkshire pudding ice cream, you say

A meme containing Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens, saying "I know what I have to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jun 2

4th Edition was the best DnD has ever been

Bart Crisp@crispybart· May 17

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Apr 8

Shohreh Aghdashloo is a fucking treasure and her outfits are insane (very complimentary). Look at this fucking masterpiece

Shohreh Aghdashloo striding through the snow in a full Red Riding Hood robe

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Apr 2

I mean that's just crazy talk

A comic panel from 2000AD, in which Judge Dredd punches clean through Judge Fear's skull shouting "GAZE INTO THE FIST OF DREDD!"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Mar 25

A quote from Terry Pratchett's Small Gods, which reads "There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Mar 23

Just look at this and relax, my gender-indeterminate dudes

A photo of snow-covered mountains bathed in sunshine in the French Alps

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Feb 26

It had to be done

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jan 1

No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.

A very sullen looking cockapoo wrapped in a towel after going in the river, with the telly on in the background

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Dec 8

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Dec 5

If you see this, quote with your model of positive masculinity:

An image of Khârn the Betrayer of the World Eaters Legion of Chaos Space Marines

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Dec 5

In fairness it was the Dilbert guy who has long had a tendency to say absolute nonsense

A pair of tweets by Dilbert creator Scott Adams, conveying his belief that a Joe Biden victory in 2020 would result in Republicans being hunted

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Nov 8

Patrick Willems in sunglasses holding up a sign that reads "This is a movie about space wizards intended for children"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Oct 30

This is really coming off just one performance in The Diplomat but my God is Rory Kinnear perfect as a greasy toff

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Oct 29

"I will take the ring to Mordor, though I do not know the way"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Oct 10

"Milking the taxpayer for everything they're worth is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman"

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Oct 5

Show us the last four albums you listened to.

Cover for Vildhjarta - Där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 25

Without question

Owen Farrell smirking at the New Zealand All Blacks shortly before completely destroying them

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 20

Bit of both really, but more the latter - that's really down to the design philosophy of the period. One more modern example and one closer to that era

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 10

Very good to emphasise avoiding teaching to the test and contributions from leaders. I wish that last part went further though - "ensuring teachers are trained to teach writing" feels like a limited vision of leadership contributions. Most important to signal their own learning journey with writing.

A third and final excerpt from the summary of the writing framework.

Point 9: "Avoid focusing too heavily on test preparation. This can limit the development of skills and knowledge, stifling pupils’ creativity and wider writing development."

Point 10: "Leaders must establish the culture and curriculum. Leaders are responsible for:

- establishing a positive writing culture
- developing a well-sequenced curriculum
- ensuring that all teachers are trained to teach writing."

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 10

Very much agree with point 5- schools feel compelled to drive to rate of output very early, and need to think more about consolidating steps along the way. Point 7 re identifying pupils also crucial. Vital to do this a) collaboratively with English/lit specialists, and b) using samples of pupil work

A second excerpt from the summary of the writing framework.

Point 5: "Quality is more important than length. Pupils need to master the foundations of writing – handwriting, spelling and sentence construction. They should not be expected to write at length before they are ready."

Point 6: "The reception year is vital. The reception year builds the foundations that support pupils’ writing throughout primary school and underpin their future success."

Point 7: "Identify pupils who need additional support. It is important to identify the pupils who need additional support with writing as early as possible, from reception onwards. Teachers can then adapt their teaching and make it accessible. This includes giving pupils more time and practice so that they can make good progress."

Point 8: "It will take time to tackle all the challenges in teaching writing. Schools should concentrate initially on teaching high-quality transcription and sentence instruction, while gradually developing broader writing skills."

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 10

From the summary. Broadly agree with all of these, and glad to see that the issue of writing FLUENCY specifically is picked up in Point 3. Point 3 is not very clearly-expressed though, at least in summary form. Children need a) mechanical practice of sentence construction AND b) grammatical skills

An excerpt from the summary of the writing framework.

Point 1: "Writing is complex. Writing places significant demands on pupils’ working memory so it is vital to teach it in a sequenced way that helps to manage those demands."

Point 2: Teach handwriting and spelling in reception.
Teaching handwriting and spelling (transcription) from the reception year is crucial to ensure that these skills become automatic for children. This will free up their working memory for composition."

Point 3: "Sentence instruction is essential. All writing is made up of sentences. Knowledge of grammar helps pupils to control sentences and convey meaning, but it does not support their writing fluency when taught in isolation."

Point 4: "Spoken language is as important for writing as for reading. Pupils should compose orally while they are developing their transcription skills. This can still be valuable even when they can transcribe fluently."

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 9

Moth, his terminal disease faked. Raynor on the coast, Raynor and Moth at a drinks reception, Raynor and Moth on the coast

Bart Crisp@crispybart· Jul 8

Boy am I feeling seen right now