PLease tune in to "World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements"

[BanzaiBonnie]

Tonight, on public television stations across the country, will be the airing of a documentary about the most amazing teaching tool I've ever seen. Your life will be more wonderful for having watched "World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements." I promise.

Anyone who remembers being a fourth grader, or has ever taught a fourth grader, knows they are problem solvers. Please watch this documentary if you can. Tell your friends, extended families, co-workers, everyone about this outstanding work. Sit down with your children and watch. Then talk about it. I am hopeful that tomorrow, this can be the buzz. Everywhere you go, people will be talking about this program.

If fourth graders can get to world peace, so can we. Just an educational tool, this is fabulous. This is what education is about.


John Hunter, the creator/teacher of the World Peace game, has been doing this for 28 years. He also has a TED Talk here:

http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_on_the_world_peace_game.html

[1monster]

1. This is real education -- giving children the problem and whatever tools there are to fix the

problem and allowing them to come up with an answer that works.

Cross-posting in the Education forum and on Facebook.

[OneGrassRoot]

2. K&R Thank you :) n/t

[kimmerspixelated]

3. Fantastic idea!

Thanks for posting this, Bonnie!

[SalviaBlue]

4. K&R ...thanks for the heads up.

[magical thyme]

5. k&r

thanks for the heads up!

[Tumbulu]

6. Looking forward to watching it

thanks for telling us about it.