LEAD MAGAZINE | 2019
ERICA THAM
CHANGING
EDUCATION BY
GAMING
About 2 months ago, out of sheer
curiosity, I asked my Facebook friends: If
you ever hated studying, would you be
willing to share why you hated it? The
answers were heartbreaking. The one
that echoed the most and the loudest
was the lack of purpose. Why were my
friends even learning what they were
learning in school?
The most heartbreaking response was:
Because the teachers told me I would
amount to nothing, even if I studied. This
friend of mine is a wonderful and brilliant
teacher in our school who radiates joy
and fun. I was really angry to see that
response and glad that he showed those
teachers that they were dead wrong.
There is A LOT wrong with our current
education system. According to a recent
study, 25% of school kids are bored to
death and almost 50% of them have no
understanding of why they go to school.
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