Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

One thing I miss from my classroom days I saying "prove it" and having students try to be reasonable and correct.

I taught middle school students for decades. The one advantage I had in dealing with them is few of them were content being whiners. They really wanted to start acting like adults.

Skilled and competent individuals can leave organizations in which a bully is in charge, thus weakening the organization, but the leader denies it.

In education, there is the assumption that standard tests measure meaningful learning. Because all of these break down under serious inquiry, leaders must take steps to compel compliance.

Two questions:

Who won the Nobel prize in medicine for the last 10 years and what discoveries led to the award?
Are people in your community affected by the discoveries made by Nobel winners?

Which should be in the curriculum?

One difference between natural intelligence (human or other) is they can manage unknown situations or novel circumstances.

"Empirical evidence" means that you (and others) actually observe it and agree on its interpretation.

"Curriculum is designed to reflect the knowledge of the society." I do not think the developers are keeping up with society.

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I asked AI for a confusing quote about science:

"The universe unfolds in a dance of imperceptible whispers, where causality waltzes with probability, and the observer becomes the choreographer of a reality both measured and mysterious."

Well done, AI.

"Success in school is vital for success in life." Is it? Is it really?

"Pushing youngsters to more participation and greater achievement leads to success in school and beyond." No, it doesn't.

"Children need constant supervision." Actually, they don't.

Ackerman’s Theory of Control: “People (especially children) need to control something in their lives… if they don’t feel in control, they will take control of something... and adults may not like that.”

Just because a digital device is observed as part of the lesson, that does not mean that it is being used to affect students’ understanding.

Great innovations are only seen in hindsight.

Give me a group of students who are critical, creative, ethical and we will do great things. You may not measure it in the way you want, but it will still be great.

Intuition is the sign of true expertise.

Without curiosity, you have knowledge, but not intelligence. This is true regardless of the nature of your circuitry.

I often illustrate generative AI by having it write tweets about technology. THis has led me to the conclusion it has an inordinate fondness for toasters as it is always a featured subject.