Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Learning from mistakes necessitates one first admit a mistake. That’s one reason such learning is a rarely-honed skill.

“Independent inventors have never lacked for ideas. Rather, they have traditionally stumbled at the point of assembling the necessary investment capital and a community of expertise to develop and commercialize those ideas.”

In the 16th century, “Innovators were those who transgressed the disciplinary order and intended to change it for evil purposes....” Some people maintain that belief.

“Innovation is not an inherent social good,” is a true statement. “The status quo is not an inherent social good,” is also a true statement.

“The mark of a good theory is that it makes coordinated sense of a string of observations otherwise independent and inexplicable.” -Stephen Jay Gould

If you follow protocols, but never get to the point, then why bother?

Innovation is about creating value.

“Scientific accomplishment is also a communal activity, not a hermit’s achievement.” What Stephen Jay Gould said about science applies to many human endeavors.

Framing the problem is as important as solving it... actually how it us framed will largely determine how it is solved... and how others judge the solution.

Rereading what Stephen Jay Gould wrote about eugenics... sigh... insidious arguments never go away.

“Having a good attitude” and “going along with dumb ideas” are not the same.

Don’t confuse “a situation that worked for me/ us” with “this is something *everyone* *must* do.”

I’m thinking whoever paid to get the psychic reading advertising into my feeds is not getting their money’s worth... also, I question the validity of the algorithms that sent them my way.

Please state the opinions upon which your facts are based.

The best writers are reader-centric. The best teachers are student-centered.

Real understanding is demonstrated through both equations and explanations.

I just found this in some noted from 2019... I sure wish i new the origins: “it is important for us to carefully consider the limits of quantification, especially when applied to student learning and educational quality.”

“Without healthy play, esp group play, human nature cannot rightly develop...”-Charles Horton Cooley new this on 1909. It is time for #education to turn the clock back.

I’m increasingly convinced the myth continues because #educators conflate “learning styles” with “it is good to use different methods.” Varying #teaching is good, perpetuating learning styles... not so much.

Whenever I see someone scrolling or otherwise browsing to find a document, email, or anything else; I find it difficult to resist the urge to shout, “just search for it!”