John Hunter on the World Peace Game

http://www.ted.com John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches -- spontaneous, and always surprising -- go further than classroom lectures can.

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[TheKeypushers]

Wow this nearly made me cry. I am at the brink of abandoning getting my teachers degree, to become a Buddhist monk, because of how much debt I am accumulating and how hopeless our educational system and society looks, but this video...this video and this man ... and these kids... just filled my heart with so much hope that I may just continue on. Thank you John Hunter!

[crusifixa]

there should be a online game about this... anyone interested???

[PatsFan16783]

IM UR SONS FRIEND SAMMMY :D

[Raintalon22901]

i'm almost just as blessed as Mr. Hunter. he was my proud teacher for 2 years, and i've played the world peace game 3 times. i'm the first one to learn how to run the world peace game, and he has already agreed to pass it on to me. and even though he won't live forever, i feel like he is the greatest teacher i'll ever have.

[Lobos222]

@crusifixa

Try high level EvE Online.

[livin4muz]

Every classroom in every school in every country should play that game.

[willbeardell]

I love how the one top comment is a deep and touching life story and the other one is "we should make a game about this" haha

[PeaceWithTheseEyes]

In "With These Eyes" a young woman embarks on a journey that holds the pieces to the puzzle that will reveal the secret behind Quantum Energy.

Buddhist wisdom and the goodness of her heart are the only weapons Isabelle de Fleur possesses in her battle against an army of covert spies sworn to protect their employer at all cost.

Dr. Chukanov's real life Quantum Generator serves as the inspiration to a free society in this suspensful and wittingly entertaining novel by Horst Steiner.

[PoledniceWP]

This makes you realise that, although it is wonderful how education is available to more people than ever, we still have a tremendous way to go before our education system really delivers the kind of teaching that young students need to develop into compassionate, caring people.

[Nazareadain]

When I look at how passive we've become, I can't help but think that the most important thing this game teaches isn't to necessarily take the right action, as that can be completely subjective, but to take action at all. the interactivity breeds activity, it makes you involved, it makes you care, it makes it real. And it is real - so it's about time we're at least taught to treat it as such.

[ddh540]

what is up with the 19 dislikes?

[TheWayshowerTube]

What a beautiful person.