Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Student to IT:
"The instructor's directions don't work, I've tried and tried."

IT logs on to the course, looks at the instructions... the instruction and screen shots in their course were dated 2012.

Responding to accurate observations with incredulity tells me all I need to know about your leadership.

When I was a high school student in the early 1980’s I had no interest in computers. As an undergraduate student, I realized they were useful to me. That perspective has served me well all these decades.

You know how you can tell you are dealing with a scientist? They avoid sweeping generalizations and wide applications of their discoveries.

Anyone with “the way” to teach is wrong.

So many decisions are based on delusional thinking.

Logical inconsistencies. I can see them, and they make me question your judgement on everything.

#science does that to you.

Politicians who control curriculum. That is the worst possible group to make such decisions

What does it say about me that I feel a weird sense of pride when I send text messages to my favorite morning radio show and they read them on the air?

I am a skeptic, but I am convinced by evidence.

I am open-minded, but I am not gullible.

That’s what #science does for you.

Hey teachers, if you are going to share students’ work with others, get their permission. I don’t care the rationale or the justification. If you don’t you are showing gross disrespect for them as humans and creators.

Students must sit and listen to learn.

This is the biggest fallacy in education.

You know... it is not the SPAM that clutters my inbox, it is all of the messages I get CC'ed on that have absolutely nothing to do with me.

If you join a committee and do not assume responsibility for any of the work to be done, please resign from the committee.

Yes, you have an idea that you take seriously.

Folks like me (you know those who value empirical evidence) rejected it long ago.

No, I’m not going to take it seriously.

When I was a senior in high school I could take either a “writing” course (for seniors preparing for college) or a history course (enrolling mainly sophomore). The history teacher sent the three seniors off to write… we wrote three research papers in a semester. Greatest writing course ever!

What is left out of the curriculum is as important as what is in it.

I can’t imagine being threatened by books

Here is your regular reminder that Deming was talking about manufacturing not education.

If they ask for your password, they are *not* a system administrator.