Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@social.cleverlibre.org

@elliswyatt No one can be an expert on everything, and while we may be compliant when we follow experts, we have a much better chance of things turning out well than if we feign expertise and the capacity to evaluate information when we are informed by dubious knowledge. Sure I was compliant in getting COVID vaccinations, but it served me well.

IT Users in Schools – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2017/12/03/it-users-in-schools/

@elliswyatt yeah, the problem with “not everyone agrees” is that that are allowed to base their agreement on incomplete, inaccurate, false information. At this point, if you are denying recent climate change as a human-caused phenomenon, then you can be sure I’m judging your abilites to make informed decisions.

@elliswyatt sure… sure… but the anecdotal empirical evidence of my experience suggests otherwise :)

It’s actually interested me for a long time. Physicians, for example, who deny climate change. I think it shows just how incapable humans are of transferring their skills.

Which seems to suggest a logical inconsistency in my post!

Logical inconsistencies. I can see them, and they make me question your judgement on everything.

#science does that to you.

I trust experts. I know they recognize when they are wrong and they change when they get better information and better ideas to explain information.

That’s what #science teaches you.

@hasmis Yes, and admins are scared of IT!

@hasmis Agreed, but they often can be advocates for teachers when IT people are doing stupid stuff.

The IT We Need: Appropriate, Proper, Reasonable – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2017/11/27/the-it-we-need-appropriate-proper-reasonable/

Hey teachers, if you are going to share students’ work with others, get their permission. I don’t care the rationale or the justification. If you don’t you are showing gross disrespect for them as humans and creators. #edutooter

I am a skeptic, but I am convinced by evidence.

I am open-minded, but I am not gullible.

That’s what #science does for you.

Observations of Narcissist Educators – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2016/08/05/observation-of-narcissist-educators/

The presenter who complains the authors whose used to train AI aren’t compensated, then complains their institution doesn’t have a plagiarism checker should not be taken seriously.

A Brief Typology of Teaching – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2016/07/28/a-brief-field-guide-to-educational-adjectives/

New rule: if the “make sure you have done x by the end of the day” message that gets sent to everyone causes you to to take time to go and check only to find that you complied earlier, you get a $500 bonus.

@cqoverly yes it does!

There is amateur video of a situation involving adults and children in the news in my area. Very distressing and definitely newsworthy. When the video was first shared by media, the children were not blurred, later they were.

I wonder what that meeting was like!

Students must sit and listen to learn.

This is the biggest fallacy in education.

If you join a committee and do not assume responsibility for any of the work to be done, please resign from the committee.

@SantiagoSainz Agreed, but I think the nature of the education matters. The hyper focus on content standards in the USA right now is not what will produce what you advocate.