Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Every now and then, I impress myself with the quality of a sentence I write. Of course, the next day, I change it... but for that brief time... it was wonderful.

Do not confuse schooling and learning; schooling and teaching. They are done for different purposes and they are not necessarily related.

Metacognition requires more than reflection... one must recognize deficiencies and strategize to avoid or overcome them. #education #teaching

“Conclusions are the consequence, not the essence.” -Stephen Jay Gould

“You have to have a catcher, because if you don’t, you will have lots of past balls.” -Casey Stengel

Teachers blaming students is like doctors blaming patients.

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In the real world, you succeed only when your team does.

You don't improve your multitasking with practice, but your brain craves it more.

Secrecy is relic of norm referenced testing.

People can be inspired to meet stretch goals and tackle impossible challenges only if they care about the outcome.

Imagine if your #students left your #classroom full of #curiosity and the capacity to act on it. #teacheredchat #teachers

Human thinking is individual improvisation in a sociocultural matrix. - Michael Tomasello

Primate brains vary according to social complexity, not environmental complexity.

Learning is not a spectator sport.

The more questions you ask—questions with difficult and complete answers—the more seriously I take you.

So many “best practices” are social conformity and don’t stand up to critical analysis.

Bias isn’t the existence of preferences, it is the unwillingness to abandon them.

Your claims should lead to reasonable predictions.
If you don’t observe what was predicted, you were likely wrong.

When authority is granted more credibility than observation, we all suffer.