Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Education striving for efficiency is probably not worth experiencing.

Yeah... the one rule they don’t teach you in “teacher college” is to never eat the treats/ potluck/ appreciate meals that are offered to you.

The best thing about working from home is no one appears at your office door when you are thinking and says, “good, I caught you doing nothing.”

I’m wondering how to say tactfully “your colors make your materials difficult to read.”

No, I'm not going to be tactful.

It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five different problems in one way.
—George Pólya

One reason I accept late work is I’d rather have students use their time working on assignments rather than wondering/ stressing over extensions then composing requests for extensions.

For students: To get good grades, stop caring about your grades and worry more about your learning.

A teaching strategy I am trying to share with faculty where I work:
https://hackscience.education/2025/08/21/prequestions-a-little-used-teaching-strategy/
#teaching

When asked "how will you use technology to improve communication?" you should run! We have had the technology for decades, if the organization still can't, it is a much deeper problem.

“Feedback that engages rather than criticizes.” Yeah, that sounds good.

If your students leave having passed all the tests, but they aren’t curious, you have failed as a #teacher.

If you rely on others (esp. family members) for your tech support, please keep a list of your passwords... username and password and what is gets you in to.

Pushing against unquestioned assumptions is a worthy endeavor, but it is sometimes dangerous to your livelihood

“Surveillance is not a neutral act.” I sure can’t argue against that.

OK... can we please stop using colors to identify those domains from which we will accept email traffic?

Personal incredulity isn’t evidence.

Hey teachers... can you do your job if students are indifferent to you? Whose fault is it if they are?

If you don’t understand and practice defining and testing null hypotheses, then you aren’t really using quantitative data.

When writing marginalia, #3 pencil is the only acceptable instrument.

Telling folks to “stay in your lane” is really telling them “plan and act as if your plans and actions do not affect anyone else.” Sorry, but I don’t see this as a message #leaders should be communicating.