Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

I actually read a “motivational” poster encouraging one to work as as you “get what you deserve.” Really?

Want to destroy education? Take curiosity out of the mix.

“Our product makes learning easy!” No it doesn’t. It might make something easy, but it isn’t learning.

“Knowledge is a public resource...” yeah, I agree, but there is something reassuring when we know the knowledge in the open reflects reality and not some grand delusion.

Yeah... no one is interested in what "worked at my old job."

“When nothing is verifiable, then everything is permitted.” Can’t argue against that observation

If the room has a microphone, use it.
Small group? Use it.
Have a strong teacher voice? Use it.

“That circus music’s gotta be hell on the ices cream man....” The van driving around my neighborhood supports this conclusion.

I used to work in a #school where the principal would say, “this is simple” to summarize situations. He was wrong every single time.

The problem with good teaching strategies is that we tend to over use them and not fade them. If students are really becoming reflective, then we need not always prompt them and always use the same scripts.

Most learning is not a “one-time event.” Some episodic learning is the obvious exception.

“What do you want your #students to learn?” If your answer begins with “about,” as in “ I want my students to learn about science,” then rethink your goals.

Domain knowledge is never sufficient to solve problems... unless you are in school.

Algorithms usually lead to excellent performance, but very little understanding.

The really interesting problems are the ones that you do not know what the solution might be like.

Avoid being the #teacher who asks only questions with know answers.

Yeah, answers are way less important than questions.

Learning depends on intention, action, and reflection. All necessary, none sufficient.

All those complaints you have about technology and how it is “ruining” young people... they said the same about writing, books, and every other technology you value.

Learning depends on intention, action, and reflection. All necessary, none sufficient.