Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Rereading what Stephen Jay Gould wrote about eugenics... sigh... insidious arguments never go away.

“Having a good attitude” and “going along with dumb ideas” are not the same.

Don’t confuse “a situation that worked for me/ us” with “this is something *everyone* *must* do.”

I’m thinking whoever paid to get the psychic reading advertising into my feeds is not getting their money’s worth... also, I question the validity of the algorithms that sent them my way.

Please state the opinions upon which your facts are based.

The best writers are reader-centric. The best teachers are student-centered.

Real understanding is demonstrated through both equations and explanations.

I just found this in some noted from 2019... I sure wish i new the origins: “it is important for us to carefully consider the limits of quantification, especially when applied to student learning and educational quality.”

“Without healthy play, esp group play, human nature cannot rightly develop...”-Charles Horton Cooley new this on 1909. It is time for #education to turn the clock back.

I’m increasingly convinced the myth continues because #educators conflate “learning styles” with “it is good to use different methods.” Varying #teaching is good, perpetuating learning styles... not so much.

Whenever I see someone scrolling or otherwise browsing to find a document, email, or anything else; I find it difficult to resist the urge to shout, “just search for it!”

“Context matters. Truth is a circumstance, not a spot.” -Stephen Jay Gould

"Those who place any faith in intelligence must surely be out of their minds. Out out their minds." Yeah

“Does your lesson focus on questions for which the answer is known or the answer is unknown?”

“Framework” and “theory” are not interchangeable. On guides design, the other predicts and explains. Please stop using them as if they are interchangeable. My rant for the day is done.

“The same physicists who built the first nuclear weapons founded the Federation of Atomic Scientists to advocate for disarmament....” This us what scientists do. #science #STEM #STEMed #STEAM

Recognizing your guess was wrong often leads to much more interesting and useful realities.

“No amount of belief makes something a fact.” -James Randi

“a layman is easily fooled and is particularly susceptible to self-deception. In contrast, a scientist is easily fooled and is particularly susceptible to self-deception, and knows it.” -Richard Muller #science

A common frustration: educators learn about great new tools but lack control over budgets and IT to obtain them.