Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Just because it is free does not make it #open.

Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?

Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you

Me: Not now Dad... the physician coming down the aisle is my former student.

The rationale for automation is that production can be standardized for the purposes and outcomes management deems worthy or desirable. #education aligned with this model is something we need to avoid... actually... we need to reverse.

If the answer to my question is definitively in a database or spreadsheet, then I’m asking the wrong question.

“Ironically, computers that can violate personal privacy do not assure public access.”

Information is not our problem. Relevance, quality, honesty... those are the problems with our information.

Strange... my acquaintance who tweets and blogs in a manner that supports wild conspiracy theories and debunked myths complains he cannot get hired in a field that requires accurate analysis of data.

A post on Access databases for students:
https://hackscience.education/2025/06/02/introduction-to-access-databases/

I always have deep respect for those who leave toxic organizations. One cannot change organizations with narcissistic leaders or other toxic situations. Those who stay become part of the problem. #leadership

Yes there are some great teaching tools... think-pair-share, exit tickets, critical explorations, etc.... but when they are used all the time, for every lesson, they become annoyances that are not taken seriously by students. #TeachingIdeas #teachertips #TeachBetter #teacher

"Yeah, I know a thing or two now." Lyrics that comprise the soundtrack of my life.

“It seems impossible to analyze education... without considering its relationship to the world for which it prepares people.” It seems many who define #education policy are not familiar with Jean Lave and others with quotes like this. #school #teaching

Maybe get the syllabus and look it up... it’s called modeling... a very effective teaching method.

“Several decades of practice tell us this is important.” OK, but is there research to support your practice?

The more deeply held your beliefs, the deeper you must question their veracity.

Ideas precede information. Theory precedes observation.

Information is not the substance of thought.

Too much information gets in the way of thought in the same way too many initiatives get in the way of progress.

Note to authors: please avoid “space doesn’t allow me to write what I need.” Summarize or leave it out.

Scientists look for the simplest solution to a problem. Leaders would do well to follow that model. #leadership #leader