When we consider video games, it is important to check our bias' at the door. There has long been evidence of game playing benefits. Now, with a culture of young people deeply entrenched it is time to do a better job harnessing this promising approach to learning.
In true hypocrite fashion I am beginning this analysis by looking at a couple of programs in the U.S.. Despite years of ranting about the inability of Canadians to consider models outside of North America, and our insistent comparisons to alternatives south of the border, even when models are clearly inferior to our own or others is infuriating. I will begin here, but promise to cast a broader net moving forward. I have been curious about Charter schools for a long time, particularly because they offer the promise of diversity. Charter schools are an opportunity within public education to offer something different from the current replicated model. They offer hope for variation, experimentation and an opportunity to put into practise some of the theoretical ambitions that are so often constrained by the regulations of traditional structures. A couple of interesting quotations about Charter schools in the U.S. that I feel are worth exploring. "Charter schools offe...
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