Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

If you need it, design it and make it. #STEMeducation

“We have discovered it; we understand it; we have made some sense of nature’s confusion.” - Stephen Jay Gould reminds us of the true goal of #teachers #learning. #education

If x = the current number of committees, then the answer to the question is x-1.

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. - Linus Pauling

“Nature does not always match our faulty intuitions.” -Stephen Jay Gould

“Natural selection is therefore a principal of local adaptation, not of general advance or progress.” -Gould #biology #science #evolution

“Theory, of course, permeates everything we do.”

I’m take on the “myth of learning styles” whenever I encounter it. The range of responses is interesting, but most common is “what do we replace them with?” #education #learning #teaching

When tackling complex social problems, it's crucial to avoid simplistic, one-size-fits-all solutions.

Engaging diverse stakeholders and considering their values is essential for creating acceptable and effective solutions to social problems.

Nature often comes to us as irreducible continua. -Stephen Jay Gould

Not all patterns have meaning.

Any system designed around the average person is doomed to fail. - Todd Rose #education #teachergoals #teach #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipMatters #Management #designthinking #design

Talent is multidimensional and jagged.

I hate to tell you the number of principals in K-12 schools who have told me #libraries are not needed in their schools. I am always embarrassed for them and shocked they cannot be dissuaded.

Tradition is the prison where change is detained. -Israelmore Ayivor

Reading a chapter about how human brains and ethics. Seems a little surreal given the political climate and actions of the government.

#learning is hard #thinking is hard.

Denial of evidence and observation is a quaint, but idiotic, stance.

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one we have.” -Emil Chartier