Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload them. Put there just a spark. If there is some good flammable stuff, it will catch fire.
-Anatole France

Monday, 21 November 2011

Current Event 7

http://www.ted.com/talks/ali_carr_chellman_gaming_to_re_engage_boys_in_learning.html

Looks like Kevin and I were both checking out TedTalks this weekend. This was a video I watched a few months ago, and just stumbled upon it again today. A topic which seems to be big in my school lately is the education of boys. How it seems like so many of them are starting to fall between the cracks, and how to get them engaged. I think Ali Carr Chellman brings up some valuable points in this video about engaging boys and the use of gaming. While what she says is very basic and general, it serves a good place to start the discussion of how are we reaching boys who seem to be disengaged in school.

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