Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

A More Accurate View of Science, a blog post
#science #STEM
https://www.hackscience.education/a-more-accurate-view-of-science/

A blog post on imagination and education
https://www.hackscience.education/the-troubling-paradox-of-imagination-and-education/

"Action without faith is misguided." Really? I can't imagine a statement that is more misguided than that one.

When it is well done, science blurs reality by asking more questions with each one it answers.

A former colleague used to tell the story of getting pulled over for speeding on the way to work. The officer said, “If you give me a good excuse, I won’t write the speeding ticket.” He replied, “I’m a teacher and I have to make copies for my students.” He did not get the ticket.

"Why don't you just have AI summarize it?"

Because I am interested in making sense of it, not just having a summary .

Epistemology is deeply important to educators. It allows them to evaluate practices, adopt and adapt those that are useful, discard those no longer useful, and otherwise refine their craft.

What do we know? How do we know it? What does it mean to know something?

These questions are important for educators to answer They exert important influences on what we do in classrooms, but we can't let them get in our way of acting.