Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

"It is their personality to be a jerk." Sure... but that will affect my relationship with them, and they will not get my best. That is my personality.

Hey school leaders... don't always defer to IT folks. Get some coaching in IT issues. It is too important to not get help.

Two skilled professionals came to my house to complete some work today. "To get a good job, go to college" has run its course. Let's normalize encouraging folks to become really good at something and paying them for it rather than giving all of our money to shareholders.

Sometimes we do illogical things because of our emotions. I am not sure what AI's excuse is.

Artificial selection gives us flashy pigeons (one of Darwin's examples). Natural selection gives many more interesting adaptations. The same is true of intelligence.

There are many leaders who are scared of technology. IT folks can spot them easily.

Before you accept the excuse, "there was a problem with the technology" check with the IT folks. Most often it is either a user error and IT can help with that.

"Tell me what I need from you" is a trap. If you can't predict every potential problem, including those caused by the one asking, then you will be blamed.

We. can teach folks how to do most any job. How to not be a jerk cannot be taught in the time we have.

Yes Technology Improves Our Lives https://hackscience.net/2024/02/13/yes-technology-improves-our-lives/

Problem solutions exist in spaces... some are good, some are great... others are just crummy for almost everyone affected. Leaders like the crummy ones... they really like them... like to the exclusion of all others.

Folks who cannot handle uncertainty really annoy me.

If your solution was "simple, just do this," then it is likely a solution only for you.

If its easy to measure, it probably is unimportant.

Skills (like critical thinking) are domain specific-- you can be among the best in one and just as bad as the rest of us in the others.

All those things that are problems... just address them head on and they go away... well... some do... take care my friends.

"All I want now is just to sell all my stock and live on the coast."

Yup, that'll do it.

Narcissist and bullies... when I was younger, I challenged them... now I just dismiss them... which angers them even more.

Judge things before you understand them...., that's a sure way to alienate folks you need.

Too many education leaders are happy to have incompetent folks on their team.