"So many of these solutions feel like they're appropriate for a camp atmosphere. Not school. They almost always assume that the end-user is self-motivated and ignore that the end-user is most likely a disinterested cheater."
ER: I grew up in a different environment, which many today call "privileged". In 7th grade I was given a 2 year assignment to write a research paper about a topic I was interested in, and a book of steps to follow (use the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature at the library, take notes on index cards, write an outline, write about each point, rearrange it, and type it on a typewriter - this was before my family had a computer at home). I chose the topic of video games, which at the time were new and debates were raging about their effect on kids. But it was going through the research process that mattered - the self discovery, reading, evaluating what I read, and learning how to think on my own that were the lasting lessons. So in these articles I am proposing alternatives that can be sprinkled in where they can over time as our current methods evolve.
"So many of these solutions feel like they're appropriate for a camp atmosphere. Not school. They almost always assume that the end-user is self-motivated and ignore that the end-user is most likely a disinterested cheater."
ER: I grew up in a different environment, which many today call "privileged". In 7th grade I was given a 2 year assignment to write a research paper about a topic I was interested in, and a book of steps to follow (use the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature at the library, take notes on index cards, write an outline, write about each point, rearrange it, and type it on a typewriter - this was before my family had a computer at home). I chose the topic of video games, which at the time were new and debates were raging about their effect on kids. But it was going through the research process that mattered - the self discovery, reading, evaluating what I read, and learning how to think on my own that were the lasting lessons. So in these articles I am proposing alternatives that can be sprinkled in where they can over time as our current methods evolve.