Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

"Actionable" is the business speak that I find most silly.

Sure, you might have lots of data, but if it isn't accurate, what is the point?

One thing I learned during 35 years in education: Leaders usually have no idea this year's initiative is contrary to last year's initiative.

Achievement is useless without learning.

“There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.”
― Richard Feynman

Ask your students ... and believe what they say... they know much more that your think!

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.”
― Richard P. Feynman

30+ years in education has made me come to know expertise is regularly rejected.

Hype... it's got a cycle. Knowing where you are saves much consternation.

A podcast episode based on a chapter I published a few years ago.
https://buff.ly/402LT2K
Ackerman, G. (2018). Open source online learning in rural communities. In I. Bouchrika, N. Harrati, & P. Vu. Handbook of research on learner experience and usability in online education. IGI-Global.

“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
― Isaac Asimov

While claiming to be “data-driven,” educators are incredibly sloppy with our collection, analysis, management, and reporting of data.

When students ask "Why are we doing this?" Many teachers speculate at their motivation: “Are they trying to distract me?” “Are they trying to get out of doing work?” “Are they challenging my authority?” are all reasonable interpretations of the question.

Data the show "it works" is fine, but if you can't explain how "it works" then you should questions the data too.

When individuals become educated and when they adopt science-like approaches, they do reject certain ideas and they promote others. This is not because of indoctrination, it is because of reason.

No college can claim to be an inclusive community and dedicated to equity if they are not taking their responsibility to create accessible materials seriously. Very seriously.

That is the point of integration; boundaries are blurred.

I fail to see how a career as a business leader leaves a philanthropist more qualified than I am to recommend sound pedagogy, so I am skeptical to the point of cynicism about the pedagogy they promote.

I check in on twitter about once per week. I miss the interaction with my colleagues on that platform, but the misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda that I see when I go back makes me confident it isn't worth my attention.