Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Your assumptions are directly associated with your misunderstandings.

“Innovation’s advocates rarely question the necessity or the potentially negative consequences of their work.” But I don’t see that as being an argument against innovation. It is an argument for ethical actions.

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

"remaining willfully ignorant just isn't a viable, long-term strategy."

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

“Scientific accomplishment is also a communal activity, not a hermit’s achievement.” What Stephen Jay Gould said about science applies to many human endeavors.

Type I and Type II Errors
https://hackscience.education/2025/03/23/type-i-and-type-ii-errors/

t-Tests. A post for students in data analytics class.
https://hackscience.education/2025/03/23/t-tests/

A blog post now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2018/04/03/it-goes-mainstream-the-most-influential-trend-in-recent-generations/

A blog pot on the Zone of Proximal Development now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2018/05/22/vygotsky-and-the-zone-of-proximal-development/

Framing the problem is as important as solving it... actually how it us framed will largely determine how it is solved... and how others judge the solution.

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

If you say, “we have always done it that way,” in my son’s office he responds, “I’ll remember that at you performance review... we have always paid you that, so why should we change?”

“If it’s not my way, it must be the wrong way.” This is still way too common. #leadership

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

A “healthy disregard for the impossible” tempered with complete regard for what is just and ethical will lead to good decisions.

The Internet is becoming a collection of platforms... which do not necessarily play well together. Yeah, that seems about right.

If you don’t give me the full citation, please don’t refer to research in your presentation. #petpeeve

“I bring my laptop to class, but I’m not working on class stuff.” Still accurately describes much #edtech in #highschool #highereducation

If your solution contains the phrase, “you just need...” either you misunderstand the problem, or you are improving an operational efficiency.