Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

The longer the time scale, the more difficult the problem.

The larger the solution space, the more natural the intelligence necessary to craft good solutions.

Defining Intelligence https://hackscience.net/2024/08/05/defining-intelligence/

Educators have a far less complete idea of the factors affecting their students than they believe.

"Faster [computers] just give you the wrong answer more quickly." -Stuart Russell

He was not wrong.

When faced with conflict, don’t make it worse.

The most flawed educational proposals proceed from the position that education is an engineering problem, and thus we can build educational systems can be built to create systems that produce measurable achievement reliably.

Humans are learners. Humans are also the products of their environments, and once something from the environment is learned it is very difficult to unlearn it.

I look at twitter once per day... I'm glad I have decided to stop posting there.

If you call student "kiddos" or adult "rock stars," you need to stop.

Your curriculum... it is political.

Increasingly, we recognize many of the things that are “true” in society are myths.

Information technology is an interesting aspect of logistics in most organizations. It cannot be used to achieve any goals unless it is used to accomplish the essential functions of the organization, it is functioning, and it is sustainable. In most organizations, this requires three types of expertise to ensure the technology is appropriately used, properly configured, and reasonably supported.

Once it becomes a measure its no longer meaningful.

While they are expected to teach “the standards,” teachers must recognize they are artificial, and may restrict students in many circumstances.

Thoughts on Schools
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/28/thoughts-on-schools/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Another Take on Cold Closure in #edtech Repairs
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/27/another-take-on-cold-closure-in-edtech-repairs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#edtech for #edleaders: On the Need for Support
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/24/edtech-for-edleaders-on-the-need-for-support/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Educators are very familiar with the never-ending series of “buzz words” that emerge, capture the attention of leaders for a few years, then fade into disuse when the next term distracts leaders.

Once established, certain practices and structures remain a part of school, and in many cases, they are understood as “natural” parts of school, and “necessary” for students’ success long after the original conditions necessitating the change have faded.