Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Rereading what Stephen Jay Gould wrote about eugenics... sigh... insidious arguments never go away.

If you say, “we have always done it that way,” in my son’s office he responds, “I’ll remember that at you performance review... we have always paid you that, so why should we change?”

“If it’s not my way, it must be the wrong way.” This is still way too common. #leadership

“Having a good attitude” and “going along with dumb ideas” are not the same.

A “healthy disregard for the impossible” tempered with complete regard for what is just and ethical will lead to good decisions.

The Internet is becoming a collection of platforms... which do not necessarily play well together. Yeah, that seems about right.

If you don’t give me the full citation, please don’t refer to research in your presentation. #petpeeve

“I bring my laptop to class, but I’m not working on class stuff.” Still accurately describes much #edtech in #highschool #highereducation

If your solution contains the phrase, “you just need...” either you misunderstand the problem, or you are improving an operational efficiency.

“What works?” is a dangerous question. Your list of “what works” comprises largely red herrings. #leadership #edleaders #edchat #education

“Framework” and “theory” are not interchangeable. On guides design, the other predicts and explains. Please stop using them as if they are interchangeable. My rant for the day is done.

“innovators are curious and intelligent mavericks” and these make it difficult for one to sustain a career in #education

Recognizing your guess was wrong often leads to much more interesting and useful realities.

I read lots of books about brains, so I have seen hundreds of MRI of brains. When it is your brain in the MRI, you pay much closer attention.

Variation is a fundamental characteristic of life. Too bad education appears to have ignored that for a generation.

“Chart junk.” I knew there was a term for it.

“What do you not know?” is the interesting question.

“Subtlety, intricacy, and nuance take longer to appreciate, and so add crucial seconds to the digital meme reproduction process, leading to a dominance of dumb and dumber.” -Seth Lloyd

“Unlike the simplicity of rockets, which follow Newton’s laws of motion, there isn’t a simple way to describe a tree.”

“No amount of belief makes something a fact.” -James Randi