Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

What are we working towards? Why are we doing it?

These questions are key to education planning.

Do you think everyone should think/ act/ believe the way you do? If “yes,” then you were indoctrinated and want other to be. If “no,” then whatever you do is not indoctrination.

OpenAI CEO Says AI Will Give Medical Advice to People Too Poor to Afford Doctors https://buff.ly/3IM3VNJ I find the title offensive—but as one who has been waiting months to see a physician for a relatively minor condition that requires medication, I’m all for expanding access.

Controlled experiments are fine, but give me a good meta analysis if you want me to take you seriously.

Those who say "education will change because of this new thing" do not know how resistant to change eduction is.

OK... here we go... again... correlation does not mean causation.

IMO: The assumption that your current practices are optimal is the one that holds back the most progress.

One of the main reasons given for not abandoning bad practices in schools is “what else should we do?” 🤦‍♂️

Every moment students are being tested is another moment they are not learning… unless, of course, it’s well-designed retrieval practice… which it never is.

I still remember how to diagram sentences. I believe it helped me become a better writer, but I don't believe we should make everyone learn it.

What if students really do know how to improve schools?

There are situation in which I have lots to say about how education workshops were taught, but I chose to not give feedback. If you are a consultant and paid to deliver content, it is your job to evaluate it. I’m happy to, but we need to agree to terms first.

It is curiosity about my fields of study that made me want to teach. Handing off lesson planning to AI is counter to what makes me want to teach.

Makerspaces are fine, but they are really a poor substitute for the "indistrial arts" and "home economics" shops and kitchens and well-supplied art studios we had in the 1970's and 1980's. Yes, I realize this post can be labled "back in my day things we better."

One of the challenges of being a highly competent worker is that you end up enabling crummy leadership as they don’t experience the effects of their bad decisions.

Training vs. Education
https://hackscience.education/2019/12/01/training-vs-education/

Here is your reminder that personal incredulity isn’t evidence you are correct.

I’ve just heard of the Holy Fool for this first time. They are to be admired.

Leadership and the Adoption of Innovative Planning – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2019/11/21/leadership-and-the-adoption-of-innovative-planning/

I get we need to monetize content for many reasons, but if your posts are advertisements for your other (paid) content and it’s filled with Google Ads, I’m unlikely to interact with it.