Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

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If you want to succeed , you must become smart. You can pass school without becoming smart;

Leaders who alienate individual in the organization who then seek to regain trust must understand some will not trust them again... ever... not matter how must contrition they claim.

Hey teachers... the lesson you intend is not always the lesson learned

Decision Making and Truth https://hackscience.education/2024/06/12/decision-making-and-truth/

"I made the mistake I have been warned against" is not going to convince me you are qualified.

Some folks are too quick to forgive major mistakes.

Numbers don't make it true, Not even if they are precise, highly analyzed, and well-displayed.

Tearful apologies are fine, but they do little to resolve problems.

"Atoms are mainly empty space. Matter is composed chiefly of nothing."
— Carl Sagan

"It's hard to kill a creature once it lets you see its consciousness."
— Carl Sagan

In education, our research gets better when we look to practitioners. We learn more about relevant questions, the changing nature of students and the social milieu in which they live, the curriculum challenges they face, and the changing nature of teachers.

Yeah, don’t suggest mathematics isn’t political. What and how we count is among the most politicized things we do when making decisions.

Those who have developed conative skills will be able make decisions, evaluate the consequences, then adjust their actions accordingly. Their judgements will be dynamic, informed both by lessons learned from others’ experiences and their own observations.

Many high school seniors find their “first choice” college is not a good fit for them. This is the result of many factors, not the least of which is being too influenced by others.

Reason is waning. Hypocrisy is waxing. Rationality is rejected.

do believe science is the best solution to solving problems, even those that we recognize as being wicked and differently perceived by individuals.

Facts all come with points of view
Facts don’t do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out

The Talking Heads were right.

Most computer users would not knowingly spread malware, so hackers and phishers must use stealth methods to install the software.

While they are expected to teach “the standards,” teachers must recognize they are artificial, and may restrict students in many circumstances.