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Yes, some geniuses were ignored. That does not mean all who are ignored (including you) are geniuses.

"Teaching those who are ready to learn" really means "teaching those who already know what I am going to teach them." That is like the mechanic who fixes cars that are not broken.”

We pay attention only to things that matter to us, and the dry presentation of disconnected facts by a teacher, even under the threat of a test, does not meet the threshold of importance to most students.

“Anyone who chooses a life in education must have thick skin.” I sure was right 12 years ago when I wrote this.

Narcissists’ indignation. I’m starting to just laugh at it.

Teachers who responds to a question by reiterating the same thing only slower. 🤦‍♂️

I find teachers and administrators who stand and deliver messages with confidence, but cannot seem to judge their message and reject any challenges in their message or their presentation.

If a teacher stresses the importance of a standardized test, then several tacit lessons are learned such as "someone other than me" knows what is best for you. Also, a test is the ultimate arbiter of value and worth. Your score on this is the most important measure if our work.

For most of human history, humans have lived in stable and slowly changing environments. The life you had was the life your children would have and the life your parents had; the pattern repeated itself for generations upon generations.

I just found this an a file: “Both my children and I have iPods, but they got them before I did and have more media on them than I do.” Care to guess what year it was written?

Can educators device assessment that can predict how students will develop rather than what they did?

If you don't understand the task, using technology doesn't make it better.

When we stop seeing information technology as "information processing tools," they start to become useful.

When we name things, we often stop seeing the continuity and variability that makes them interesting.

Ticketing systems are fine for help desks, but technicians talking about the problems they face (with IT and people and systems) results in more effective service.

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