Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

The best way out of any dilemma is research.

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

The problem with clear objectives to start your lesson is they are abstract at a level that distracts students from the task. #teaching #education

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

When we seek clarity in classrooms, we often discard ambiguity which helps students find connections and prompts them to ask questions. #education #teaching #teachchat #TeachBetter

Trying to be a wise guy in class, I said, "you can do more gooder than that." A student responded "Can't you say that in an 'efficiencyier' way." That is my new word!

Don’t confuse a possible interpretation with a logical inference.

A blog post on data quality, now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2018/05/23/on-data-and-the-quality-of-data/

How we got here is not how we will get there.

How one frames a problem determines how one solves it.

Autonomy, competence, relatedness. Yeah... let’s build a school around those ideas.

“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.” - Richard Feynman

We encounter so many great ideas each day. It is sad they are not always true. Even worse, many leaders can’t always spot the ones that are not true.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler. -Albert Einstein

“I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.” -Richard Feynman

I just finished reading a scientist's view of science. the author demonstrated they can be dumb about science too.

“Large, hierarchical, controlled systems are failing us now.” Maybe.
I tweeted this a few years ago.

The last word should now read "absolutely."

We revert to monitor, reward, punish because it is familiar. It doesn’t work to improve performance, but that doesn’t stop us... I mean it doesn’t stop you. I choose to work and create in reasonable communities and organizations. #leadership #education

“Active processing assumption— meaningful learning occurs when learners select relevant material, organize it into a coherent structure, and integrate it with relevant prior knowledge.” #learning

“That is interesting, but irrelevant.” This seems sharp criticism when you think about it.

If the fascinating questions are those we don’t know how to answer, then we have the foundation of a curriculum.