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@BenThomasNZ "@Rasberrygrasper I mean the change from phonics was decades ago. For sure it is amazing to me it took so long to dump whole language my best guess is middle class kids learned to read at home before/around starting school and so the parents with social capital never realised how bad it was"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-16T18:58Z 11.1K followers, 1397 engagements

"Taking revenue from state owned enterprises (and presumably MoM cos) and investing it in infrastructure & Kiwi business is one of those elegant sounding ideas that nonetheless costs exactly the same as funding it from the consolidated fund bc thats what it is"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-20T02:59Z 11.1K followers, 6401 engagements

"This is a spending announcement rather than a saving announcement but thats been cleverly disguised somewhat by not specifying how much or on what or for what purpose"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-20T03:55Z 11.1K followers, 1272 engagements

"When I first read this headline I thought the MP was $133k in the hole to Parliamentary Services so her staff did a whip-around"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-13T22:17Z 11.1K followers, 2558 engagements

"@Mountain_Tui And ofc decoding is not the same as comprehension or vocabulary but its the fundamental building block: if you can read familiar & unfamiliar worlds you have the means to find out what unfamiliar words (and ideas and concepts) mean. It unlocks everything"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-20T22:28Z 11.1K followers, XXX engagements

"@Mountain_Tui Finally: when was the last time a change so immediately allowed even cautious optimism of improved performance in fundamental skills The news is good"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-20T22:30Z 11.1K followers, XXX engagements

"Its actually kind of crazy that the apparent improvement in childrens reading with the introduction of structured literacy is so sudden & significant that people arent really reacting as if it could be true"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-16T18:40Z 11.1K followers, 20.9K engagements

"Obviously having a Nazi symbol permanently etched on your skin is material information for the electorate but I worry about the slippery slope of encouraging adults to talk about the personal significance and meaning of their tattoos"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-22T19:36Z 11.1K followers, 3809 engagements

"@JHart10883 I have done v little reading on it and am speaking more generally with a view to making a joke about people who want to explain their tattoos"
X Link @BenThomasNZ 2025-10-22T23:55Z 11.1K followers, XX engagements