Thursday, September 5, 2013

5. John Hunter and the World Peace Game

John Hunter was in and out of college, but finally gained a degree in education. He was inspired by his teachers and began to see them in himself. He designed a two dementional board game that allowed his students to learn in ways other than reading and being lectured. He wanted to see if fourth grade gifted students could solve economical problems in Africa. He wanted his students to be involved and be able to make decisions. The game developed into a multi-layer board game. This allows the students to learn spontanious compassion where they are able to determine whats right on their own and in their own way. He is teaching his students real life problems that cannot necessarily be tought how to slove. They are learning on their own and teaching themselves. They are thinking deeper and making decisions throughout the game based on what they believe. He is developing their ways of reasoning as people rather than asking concrete questions. He is letting their imagination teach themselves through a creative way of learning.

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