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The notion that only serious work can educate someone is something I hope future educators can dispel and build engaging platforms (edutainment). I learned abo
by dev_throw 7y ago
The notion that only serious work can educate someone is something I hope future educators can dispel and build engaging platforms (edutainment).
I learned about game theory, communication, teamwork, strategy and business from gaming and sports. These topics would have been quite dry to learn in a sterile educational setting. In the same vein, I hope we move to a more experiment/physical based learning of science and technology over rote learning, since a lot of learners hugely benefit from that.
I commend you on what you're working towards!
- lonelappde 7y agoGaming and sports can be serious, and taking it seriously leads to big gains in learning. I think you mean "formal" or "prim" more than "serious".
- repsilat 7y ago> The notion that only serious work can educate someone is something I hope future educators can dispel This sounds super weird to me. I thought rote-learning was totally out of fashion, and now under-practiced because everyone thinks that learning should always be fun. I don't know whether this is regional variation, age differences or political differences. And I there's probably some middle-ground: maybe you have to memorise your times-tables, but maybe it doesn't need to be boring.
- RookyNumbas 7y agoIt's a tough balance. My partner teaches grade 2. They focus on play and exploratory based learning. Parents are furious that their kids aren't instead memorizing times-tables.
- gfxgirl 7y agoThere is evidence that play and exploratory learning are not actually a good way to teach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1ib43q3uXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1ib43q3uXQ