Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Many in education fail to realize the incongruity between "standardized curriculum" and "teaching for diverse futures." We hear "we value students diverse interests and skills," but that is not reflected in curriculum and instruction decisions.

If you rely on others (esp. family members) for your tech support, please keep a list of your passwords... username and password and what is gets you in to. Please don't tell my network security students I posted this, but do it anyways.

Pushing against unquestioned assumption is a worthy endeavor, but it is sometimes dangerous to your livelihood.

“Surveillance is not a neutral act.” I sure can’t argue against that.

Education striving for efficiency is probably not worth experiencing.

Personal incredulity isn’t evidence.

I’m seems you have three choices when faced with a challenging question: 1) explain it away, 2) remain uncertain until you answer it, or 3) remain uncertain until someone else answers it. Too bad we are so uncomfortable with uncertainty.

Hey teachers... can you do your job if students are indifferent to you? Whose fault is it if they are?

I’m an atheist and have been for decades. I was saddened to read the obituary of the priest who used to be walking his dog when I walked on my morning commutes. We would walk and chat for maybe half of my 1 mile walk to work.

the one rule they don’t teach you in “teacher college” is to never eat the treats/ potluck/ appreciate meals that are offered to you.

If you don’t understand and practice defining and testing null hypotheses, then you aren’t really using quantitative data.

In 40 years in education, I’ve discovered most data are quite precise. Inaccurate, but precise. #education #data

When writing marginalia, #3 pencil is the only acceptable instrument.

Telling folks to “stay in your lane” is really telling them “plan and act as if your plans and actions do not affect anyone else.” Sorry, but I don’t see this as a message #leaders should be communicating.

Your beliefs and opinions quantified are not data.

I understand perceived ease of use as a factor affecting technology use, but if you reject a “two-click” solution IT devised for your unique situation because you want a “one-click” solution don’t expect your one-click solution to arrive anytime soon.

Science takes a deep look at an intuitive thought and questions it. Quackery finds proof intuition is right. Scientists understand the difference. Quacks do not.

It is funny... no... it is distressing how ineffective reason, evidence, and theory are in convincing data driven educators to revise their pedagogy.

Higher education lost something when it was coerced into participating in cost-benefit analyses... but the unfettered spending and cost increases contributed to the context that made them necessary.

When quacks get a platform and dupe an audience... bad things happen.