Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

In schools, I have seen narcissistic cliques among adults for decades. They always turn on each other in time. It’s funny, until you realize they are educators.

Just because you have an opinion does not mean I’m obligated to give it serious consideration… especially if I am an educator.

Multimedia is Schools
https://www.hackscience.education/multimedia-in-schools/

Projects can become time sucking diversions. Knowing when they cross the threshold can be difficult.

One thing I learned during 35+ years in education: the “next big thing” promoted by leaders is a bastardized version of the original.

I can respect your right to hold an opinion without respecting you opinions.

The worst “mansplainers” are folks who are in their 2nd year in a non-teaching job in a school who have taken 3 classes in education. They have set me straight on how classrooms should run many times.

For best result: It’s best to get your dousing rods to cross over plants that are adapted to wet soil. If you recognize them, you will improve the rods' performance.

How folks react when caught in lies tells me most of what I need to know about them.

It seems we disagree on the definition of “evidence.”

It seems we disagree on the definition of “research.”

AI adds stray bold to point out information it deems important. I have begun asking students why they took the time to add all of those bold to the document.

When the tricks of paranormal performers are exposed, lots of folks continue believing the effects are real. It seems out power of denial can be more powerful than our power of observation.

Curiosity. I don’t care about your achievements, if you don’t leave school with curiosity, your education didn’t do what it should have.

Are we “raging workaholics” or “working rageaholics?” (Apologies to George Carlin)

“We can’t do it because it’s not perfect” prevents so many helpful projects from moving forward.

I am that teacher who would overhear teachers complaining about the amount of “correcting” they had to do and ask “wow, who assigned all that work?”

I understand my observations can be faulty as can my logic, but I’ll still trust it over dogmatic authority any day.

Those whose authority is grounded in observation and who practice logic, in groups, are trusted as well.

“The stars have larger agendas in which the preoccupations of human pettiness do not figure.” -Richard Dawkins

Reading a book written by Richard Dawkins in 1998… he reminds of the increase in paranormal thinking around the turn of the century. Makes me wonder if there is a connection between that and the rejection of science that is distressingly common now.