Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Streaming media is great... you actually get to listen to 3-5 minutes of content between the advertisements.

A blog post suggesting a more sophiosticated view of knoweldge than we generally have.
https://www.hackscience.education/defining-knowledge/

Technology isn’t liking me today… the feeling is mutual.

Anyone who claims serendipity is not scientific has not studied the history of science.

Schools are social institutions and decisions are made for political reasons alone. Those who claim to be data-driven are putting up a great smoke screen.

In my career, I worked in the “good schools” and the “bad schools” in the region. There was no difference, except the “good schools” had more toxic cultures for adults.

I’m always hesitant to participate until I figure out if a new leader has validation or critique in mind when they say, “I value your input.”

Education “has to meet the problems of today, and the future, not of the past.” -John Dewey

Don’t confuse “better than other options” with “a good solution.”

In the real world, solutions to math problems are rarely numbers.

Yeah... they have been playing futbol for generations without hydration breaks. They need them now. Or maybe they just need another commercial break part way through weak half.

I encountered "flatting of expertise" for the firts time today (the term, not the phenomenon). AI has caused it, but so has the rejection of science.

Paraphrasing Dewey: “Must” indicates a judgement, not a statement of natural relationship.

Is “truth” discovered through observation or created by observation? (scientific observation of course)

Paraphrasing Gould: Fraud isn’t Interesting. Unquestioned bias is.

Expressing new understanding is part of organizing and internalizing knowledge so that it can be accessed and used later… teacher approval of that expression is not essential.

Gould reminds us that focus on quantitative data gives us the illusion of objectivity. If we don’t question our data we accept the prejudices embedded in its collection.

I had a reminder that I’m not a strong screen reader… I miss important details when reading on screens that I don’t miss on paper. I agreed to something I should not have, and now I’m cleaning up the mess.

I overheard an app developer say “is accurate data really our highest priority?” This was in reference to a production tool used to schedule and manage tasks. I’m still wondering about that conversation.

I just heard someone classify microwave ovens as “technology,” but an electric stove as “not technology.” Should I tell them?