Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

“The most dangerous of all courses is to begin doing things without even recognizing the existence of a system....” -Lewis Thomas

Do the simple things, but do them really well.

In basic science the shots can never be called in advance—or by definition the enterprise is not basic science. -Lewis Thomas #science

I’ve been observing a team that gets “most of the way there” when planning for student-centered learning... then someone brings up “assessing the standards” and it all falls apart. I’m convinced the two are incompatible, and schools must design, value, honor both. #education

Overheard at faculty meeting: “I buy my wine there because it is cheaper.” #teacherlife

I remember seeing this as a child:
https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0

Sometime s I forget the wonderful sites we have:
https://purepng.com/

Lev Vygotsky wrote, “A child’s greatest achievements are possible in play, achievements that tomorrow will become her basic level of real action”

A post for my network security students posted here for all.
https://buff.ly/3Q5D1Da

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“... suffice it to say we got distracted by the technology and the details of the data...” This seems to describe the last generation of #edleaders. #education #school

“Jargon is a curse; it permits professional groups to turn upon themselves....”

"We are not just stamped by our genes but also by the socialization through which are are in a position to gain access to our world and the traditions in which we exit."

Just because your data are abundant and available does not mean the data are good. #datadriven #evidence #leadership

"At any given time, an individual holds multiple goals related to achievement, belongingness, identity, autonomy, and sense of competence that are deeply personal, cultural, and subjective.” From How People Learn 2 #teaching #learning #education

Necessity is not the mother of invention. Folks were doing everything just fine until someone made it, someone else marketed it, and now everyone wants one.

Everything we do to make learning "easy" is a waste. It is hard.

and-written notes are associated with greater retention of information compared to those who take notes by typing.

Intense curiosity marks the creative mind.

Those with deeply held preconceptions are very unlikely to be creative.