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PLAY GAMESwith our students’ educations

WHY WE CHOOSE TO

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The lens through which I understand schools:

GAMES and learning vs.schooling and PUNISHMENT

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BUT FIRST:A FEW DEFINITIONS

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GAMESTuesday, January 15, 13

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PUZZLESTuesday, January 15, 13

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ACTIVISM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONSTuesday, January 15, 13

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DEPRESSING?Well, yeah.

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ONE MIGHT REASONABLY CONCLUDE THAT FOR MOST KIDS, SCHOOL IS PUNISHMENT

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SCHOOL AS PUZZLEWritten and unwritten rules

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PUZZLESLittle kids like ‘em ...

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PROJECTS WITH A PURPOSEActivism and entrepreneurship

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THE MAGIC LIES IN THE NARRATION

suspension of d isbel ief

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RULE MAKING AS GAMEActivism and entrepreneurship

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THE CARDINAL RULEYou will ALWAYS learn something designing a game

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ANALOGY

a GAME is to a PUZZLE as a MYSTERY is to a SECRET asLEARNING is to SCHOOL.

Which is to say ...

The more you know about a game, the more interesting and nuanced it becomes.

But the more you know about a puzzle, the less puzzling it becomes.

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ANALOGY

The more you know about a mystery, the more mysterious it is.

But the more you know about a secret, the less there is you still want to know.

The more you learn about something you’re interested in, the more interested you become.

But the more you go to school, the less you want to be there.

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