Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Teachers and Red Herrings
https://hackscience.education/2019/03/01/teachers-and-red-herrings/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I find nature's absolute disregard for humans, our inventions, opinions, and beliefs to be very refreshing.

Let's be honest elegant design is boring. Crafty use of what is available, now that is interesting.

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”
― Richard P. Feynman

Someone said they'd buy a copy of my book that is available under Creative Commons if I posted a link. Let's see what happens:
tinyurl.com/23hv9tmy

For those who want the PDF, .odt, or .doc version, feel free to get a copy here:
https://bit.ly/3SWz6JP

I appreciate the interest!

Passing, Practicing, Progressing https://hackscience.education/2024/02/29/passing-practicing-progressing/

“I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”
― Richard P. Feynman

What would you do to now have uses complain about the IT you design?

Be honest school leaders... You really don't have any idea what IT people are saying, do you?

“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
― Richard P. Feynman

Alfred North Whitehead warned us about eduction that produces “’inert ideas’—that is to say, ideas that are merely received into the mind without being utilized, or tested, or thrown into fresh combinations."

When parental involvement in school is based on surveillance (e.g. track homework), it negatively affects performance. Yeah, sure aligns with my teaching experience.

Goldilocks has much to teach teachers—too much or too little isn’t good.

I turned out all right?

Did you? Did you really?

Its 2024... maybe update the business case studies in your textbooks so they don't refer to "small family-owned video rental stores" anymore.

Has anyone else noticed few problems have the complete information clear at the start? My textbooks taught me problems would be different.

Too much curriculum is taught from generalizations and abstractions.

Man of the truths we never bother to check and in fact false.

The less the separation between school and life (in language, problems, solutions, strategies), the more effective it is.