Good points, Brian. I agree I enoeyjd o-chem! Not quite as much as general chemistry, but I did like it.But of course, for many of the people who want to be doctors, o-chem is just a hoop they must jump through. Similarly, math or literature might seem like merely a hoop for someone who aspires to be a comic book artist. My bigger point was not so much that we need to make these things fun for everyone, but that everyone has the potential to be able to do them. Yet our schools are failing, and plenty of kids end up with lousy educations, because the kids fail to see the rewards of becoming educated.Like you, I have fewer ideas on how to help kids reach their potential. The video game experience just opened my eyes as to how much potential kids really have.
Good points, Brian. I agree I enoeyjd o-chem! Not quite as much as general chemistry, but I did like it.But of course, for many of the people who want to be doctors, o-chem is just a hoop they must jump through. Similarly, math or literature might seem like merely a hoop for someone who aspires to be a comic book artist. My bigger point was not so much that we need to make these things fun for everyone, but that everyone has the potential to be able to do them. Yet our schools are failing, and plenty of kids end up with lousy educations, because the kids fail to see the rewards of becoming educated.Like you, I have fewer ideas on how to help kids reach their potential. The video game experience just opened my eyes as to how much potential kids really have.