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The role of attention in our ability to test well shouldn't be underestimated. I bet the same children could produce great results with a complete gamified tes
by corpdronejuly 5y ago
The role of attention in our ability to test well shouldn't be underestimated.
I bet the same children could produce great results with a complete gamified test that used various tricks to pull their attention back to it.
- rscho 5y agoI strongly disagree. Math and other stuff such as reading or writing requires focus. That's what is degrading. Kids can't focus anymore, not by choice but because they're simply unable to do it (even for stuff they like).
- sjg007 5y agoKids can play games with complicated puzzles for hours. You can make games that teach math in this way and I am sure they'd be a big hit. My kids play some gamified educational games and loved them.
- rscho 5y agoDo the same with a whole class of students, and then we'll talk...
- corpdronejuly 5y agoI think we agree, but I expressed it poorly. Focus/Attention and patience are the skill that is degrading and proficiency in it is probably the pre-requisite for any successful growth in most other academic skills. I'd be curious to see if those skills are being explicitly taught in preK and Kindergarten.
- rscho 5y agoIMO, those are qualities that are hard to teach to a class and should be a responsibility of the parents to teach their kids.