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[|wk 1 - Berliner-Science.pdf]
 * "I admire Richard Feynman's (1999) definition of science as 'the belief in the ignorance of authority.' (p. 187)" ..."there is no guarantee that science will reduce ignorance."
 * "Another admirable definition of science was provided by Percy Bridgman (1947), who said there really is no scientific method, merely individuals 'doing their damndest with their minds, no holds barred.' (pp.144-145)"
 * Hard and Soft Science: A Flawed Dichotomy
 * hard science is easy to do; soft science is hard to do.
 * the power of context,
 * implementation of successful philosophies in multiple sites over considerable time found variance was greater within a program than against each other
 * the ubiquity of interactions,
 * child interactions, teacher interactions, school interactions, community interactions, etc.
 * the problem of decade of findings interactions
 * a theory today is gone tomorrow
 * "The remarkable findings, concepts, principles, technology, and theories we have come up with in educational research are a triumph of doing our damndest with our minds."
 * "It would do better by promoting argument, discourse, and discussion."
 * "It is hard to take seriously the government's avowed desire for solid scientific evidence when it ignores the solid scientific evidence about the long term positive effects on student learning of high-quality early childhood education, small class size, and teacher in-service education. Or when it ignores findings about the poor performance of students when they are retained in grade, assigned uncertified teachers or teachers who have out-of-field teaching assignments, or suffer a narrowed curriculum because of high-states testing."

[|wk 1 - Schoenfeld.pdf]

[|wk 1 - Ahlberg Meaningful Learni.pdf]