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Adam Boyd

@boydmath.bsky.social

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Tweets ∈ {education} ∪ {mathematics} ∪ {politics}. I live in Mi’kma’ki. He/Him/His. boydmath@mstdn.ca & @boydmath “X” (Nova Scotia, Canada)

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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

A reminder as we are in the midst of a peaking respiratory virus season that every school just crammed every student and staff member into one room for a 40min assembly and no one mentioned current public health advice to wear a mask in crowded settings. covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...

Image of Canadian COVID-19 forecast for this week showing NS at very high risk as well as every province.

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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Hallowe'en Histogram 2025 #MathOrTreat #Halloween2025 Total of 51 (24% decrease over last year), cloudy skies, temperature 12°C after dark. Also notable: the earliest arrival since recording began, at 5:30pm.

A histogram showing the times different numbers of trick-or-treaters arrived. First group (of 3) at 5:30pm, 5~6:00pm, 5~6:20pm, 2~6:30pm, 6~6:40pm, 3~6:50pm, 3~7:10pm, 10~7:30pm, 3~7:40pm, 5~8:00pm, 1~8:30pm, and then 5 ~8:40pm, for a total of 51.

A bar graph showing number of trick or treaters each year. 2014: 27, 2015: 27, 2016: 38, 2017: 51, 2018: 51, 2019: 27, 2020: 40, 2021: 44, 2022: 31, 2023: 53, 2024: 67, 2025: 51.

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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Join me in expressing concern at government interference in university independence in #nspoli #nsed Add your voice to this campaign! nwmd.social/s/copylink/6...

Political interference is a threat to academic freedom. Unlock education. Image shows a professor and two student students all wearing lab coats and safety, glasses and gloves and looking at a microscope in a lab.

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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Teachers put kids first every day but we can’t pour from an empty cup. Teachers deserve a fair deal that improves working & learning conditions, with appropriate compensation that keeps up with inflation and attracts/retains people to the profession. #nspoli #OurKidsCantWait

NSTU Nova Scotia Teachers Union Press Release Date: March 20, 2024 For Release: Immediately Contact: Mark Laventure
Angela Murray
NSTU to hold strike vote
(Halifax-Kjipuktuk, NS) The Nova Scotia Teachers Union representing almost 10,000 public
school teachers and specialists will be holding a strike vote on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
The NSTU’s Provincial Executive reached this decision based on the advice of its negotiating
team after nearly 10 months of negotiations with the Province. In January, the NSTU requested
the assistance of a conciliator.
“Obviously, we hope that job action won’t be necessary and that this serves as a wake-up call for
the government, who has been unwilling to reach a fair contract for teachers nor making
necessary changes to improve learning conditions for students across the province,” says NSTU
President Ryan Lutes.
Lutes adds: “It’s unfortunate that Government isn’t taking the current challenges facing our
public education system seriously. It is not takin

Lutes adds: “It’s unfortunate that Government isn’t taking the current challenges facing our
public education system seriously. It is not taking escalating levels of violence seriously. It is not
taking the teacher shortage seriously. It is not taking rapidly declining classroom conditions
seriously. And, on top of everything, it is not taking the need for a fair contract for teachers
seriously. A strong strike mandate sends a message to Premier Houston that it’s time to act on
the many crises currently boiling over in our public schools.”
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More info: Mark Laventure, Cell: 902-818-5010, mlaventure@staff.nstu.ca or Angela Murray,
Cell: 902-497-0194, amurray@staff.nstu.ca

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Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

People need to know how bad things are right now for COVID-19 infections. NS is the worst in the country, 1 in 20 infected, over 30k infections last week, and in our only update from CMOH Strang in months he downplayed infections and testing. covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...

Screenshot from link for Nova Scotia showing data on infections.

Screenshot from link showing index for each province in Canada and overall. NS index 18.4, Canada 12.5, next highest BC and QC at 13.3, lowest PEI 6.4.

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