Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@social.cleverlibre.org

“I read this really big book in high school back in the 1980’s.” Today, I can’t get students to read it. There’s something wrong with kids today.

I hate to tell you, but most of your classmates weren’t reading them.

I’ve been reading Asimov’s Guide to Science. I’m convinced human curiosity is our greatest asset.

@hal_canary @Rasta I also was a terrible math student, but I’m a terrific mat teacher (although not currently teaching math).

The whole purpose of math is to get the same answer as everyone else.

“Activation Energy” and Instructional Technology – hackscience.education https://hackscience.education/2018/01/17/activation-energy-and-instructional-technology/

Physicians rejected hand washing as it implied if they had, patients would still be alive. The same reasoning motivates teachers to reject new methods.

The faculty member who needs help with most anything related to technology just emailed, “see you in the metaverse.”

Information Ecologies – hackscience.education https://hackscience.education/2018/01/16/information-ecologies/

Yesterday, a colleague said, “neurodivergence should be handled like all disabilities.” That person was immediately called out.

Education is a field in which folks with very different and contradictory opinions work side by side, and they often don’t know they differ.

Humans as Technology-Using Creatures – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2018/01/15/humans-as-technology-using-creatures/

Solving Wicked Problems – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2018/01/15/solving-wicked-problems/

@Pat Indeed! The author in this particular case becomes less convincing as one looks deeper.

Leaving to Learn: A Lesson on Meaningful Education – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2018/01/13/leaving-to-learn-a-lesson-on-meaningful-education/

When “is it supported by observation?” replaced “doesn’t this make sense?” you are beginning to understand how it works.

Use-Inspired Research – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2018/01/11/use-inspired-research/

What do we do with books in which the author makes some compelling arguments in early chapters, then makes some pseudoscientific claims later? I'm talking claims that have been discredited for decades.