A twelve-year-old on the failed promise of educational technology

Re:A twelve-year-old on the failed promise of educational te... by analog31 on Sunday November 16, 2025 @01:53PM (#45947410)

I don't think a way of teaching has been found, that doesn't require a willingness to be at least moderately bored, and that isn't to some extent disconnected from everyday life.

Even using computers in class, which I endorse, involves acceptance that many of the uses will seem boring.

Making everything as entertaining as commercial media is too much to ask.

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Re:A twelve-year-old on the failed promise of educational te... by Razengan on Sunday November 16, 2025 @03:48PM (#45948267)

One just needs an exciting goal to reach, something to look forward to.

For me for example, a lot of the work in developing the game is mundane boilerplate and looking up solutions to solved problems, but I can bear through it because I really want to play the game I'm trying to make.

Education should optimize for finding such "goals" for each individual person, instead of just finding a "use" for each person to be put to, as another poster put it.

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