Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Hey school leader... K-12, higher ed, whatever... that great new trend... maybe you understand it before blindly adopting it.

I have a colleague who reads many books. We talk about them... a lot. Everyone should have such a colleague... and be one.

The resident "know it all" who had to comment on everything at every meeting recently retired. The competition to replace them is fierce.

Learning. Learning that folks can use. Its much more worthwhile than your data,

I started reading books by listening to them a few years ago. It is different than reading print. Is is worth doing. Those who want to argue about it demonstrate their ignorance.

OK, can we start figuring out how generative AI is going to help us? Is getting tiresome to hear the sky is falling.

Why, yes, I have started a podcast. It's embedded on my web site and you can find it here: https://bit.ly/3J0jtfP or embedded on my web site https://bit.ly/4axTBUo wherever you find podcasts. My audience is IT folks in schools. Please share.

Essential knowledge is a myth.

Mindless exploring is fun, but it really isn’t engineering or science.

What do you do when you realize your goals are misguided?

Hey teachers… you can ask questions to which you don’t know the answer.

“Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.”
― Richard Dawkins

“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
― Richard Dawkins,

“You are trying to say that I am a silly robot following a predetermined course into destruction?”
― Isaac Asimov

Things that are imposed… rules, goals, etc…. May appear effective. Appearances are deceiving.

I've been observing leaders recently... they really are the problem in many cases.

I got $7.79 from folks who bought hardcopies of my books that are available under Creative Commons this week. That is $7.79 more than I have seen from my book I published traditionally.

If you are the person who always speaks whenever there is the chance to ask questions in meetings, you should know that most people don't listen to what you say, and if they do hear it, they don't care.

I am amazed at the number of people who claim to be advocates for inclusion who "don't need a microphone" in a large group.

I am worried about the teaching profession... I observed physical discomfort when the presenter said we should be concerned with learning more than with outcomes. #teaching #education #schools