Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

One more time: just because you have an opinion does not mean I am obligated to take it seriously.

When leaders say “that’s what I said, but it’s not what I meant,” I stop listening to them.

“Improving results” is a signal you have a too simple view of learning to be an effective educator.

We can trace lecturing to Plato. Do we really believe there have been no better teaching methods developed in the centuries since?

“People aren’t motivated by money.” Yeah, but they sure make decisions as if it matters.

I think it’s time we start asking candidates for leadership positions to “describe one time your decisions added to institutional drama and what you did to minimize it afterwards.”

All of those people you are blaming for your bad decision… they warned you not to do it.

“Who could have predicted it?”

Actually lots of people…
but you ignored them.

“Knowing stuff” and “knowing how to interact with others who know the same stuff” are not the same.

Your learning outcomes do not motivate students to the degree you have been led to believe. #teaching

We can trace lecturing to Plato. Do we really believe there have been no better teaching methods developed in the centuries since?

Some conspiracies are true. That doesn’t mean all conspiracies are true.

Yes, you may be knowledgeable, but that doesn’t mean you know all of the nuances.

Do you confuse productivity and learning?

So much good practice is rejected because folks (falsely) believe their current practice is optimal.

Yeah, can we stop with “I have more of a comment than a question” during Q&A? We all do. Write it on your blog.

“Most learning happens in the absence of a teacher.” Yeah… I can’t dispute that conclusion.

Yeah, so I’m at that age where I see “old people” and then learn they are younger than I am.

Following authoritarian leaders requires too much creativity for me. I cannot invent enough delusional stories to adjust to their changing lies.

Knowledge matters. The ability to use that knowledge matters more.