Gamified teaching

[Anonymous]

I thought this was interesting article about how education has become gamified and one teacher’s mission to set higher standards for students and how they are taught. I hope this catches on- through all of K-12

https://www.good.is/students-ruch-to-teacher-breaking-educations-gamification/

[Anonymous]

I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

But I think studens want this. They want to learn. If results are postive, why would admin be upset. There is no downside. Students will learn more and use better retention, teachers will have greater job satisfaction because they finally get to actually use their brain and TEACH, and schools don’t have to spend $$$$ on these dumb computer/edtech programs. Everyone wins

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

But I think studens want this. They want to learn. If results are postive, why would admin be upset. There is no downside. Students will learn more and use better retention, teachers will have greater job satisfaction because they finally get to actually use their brain and TEACH, and schools don’t have to spend $$$$ on these dumb computer/edtech programs. Everyone wins

The principal and supe don't get to brah about all the new AI digital programs they brought to the school/district, which hurts their career prospects

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

But I think studens want this. They want to learn. If results are postive, why would admin be upset. There is no downside. Students will learn more and use better retention, teachers will have greater job satisfaction because they finally get to actually use their brain and TEACH, and schools don’t have to spend $$$$ on these dumb computer/edtech programs. Everyone wins

This is a bit shortsighted. If it were as easy as you think it is, we’d be doing it.

For many teachers, their evaluations are tied to how they use technology in the classroom. I’ve been marked down for going paper on assignments. I still do it, but that’s because I’m a veteran and no longer need to worry about what is in my file.

And, as a teacher who uses little technology, I can tell you that students’ attention spans have changed. I used to plan in breaks or transitions every 30 minutes. Now I have to do it around the 10 minute mark or I lose students to various behaviors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

But I think studens want this. They want to learn. If results are postive, why would admin be upset. There is no downside. Students will learn more and use better retention, teachers will have greater job satisfaction because they finally get to actually use their brain and TEACH, and schools don’t have to spend $$$$ on these dumb computer/edtech programs. Everyone wins

Yes, in general students want to learn, unfortunately leadership at K-12 educational institutions is mediocre at best. This is what happens when equity becomes the goal for a generation or more. Administrators don’t want to be shown up by their elementary school kids. Going to take a lot of effort and time to fix the K-12 education system in America.

[Anonymous]

I was explaining to non teacher friends the harsh truths of education in that teachers have to do sketchy inflation leniency just enough for it not to be illegal and just enough to pass everyone- even the ones that don't show up. That on top of all the other crazy teacher stories is why education is spiraling downwards and coincidentally people get rich over it's degradation. Go figure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

But I think studens want this. They want to learn. If results are postive, why would admin be upset. There is no downside. Students will learn more and use better retention, teachers will have greater job satisfaction because they finally get to actually use their brain and TEACH, and schools don’t have to spend $$$$ on these dumb computer/edtech programs. Everyone wins

Yes, in general students want to learn, unfortunately leadership at K-12 educational institutions is mediocre at best. This is what happens when equity becomes the goal for a generation or more. Administrators don’t want to be shown up by their elementary school kids. Going to take a lot of effort and time to fix the K-12 education system in America.

Kids would rather be on TikTok or YouTube like they do at home. Many do not want to learn. Many more cannot learn at the pace that schooling is offered, so they are marked failing rather than being offered material at their grade level.

[Anonymous]

Teachers get 4.0 grad school grades but then fail at being teachers because a corrupted system of grade inflation, profiteering, and violence has ruined education in America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers get 4.0 grad school grades but then fail at being teachers because a corrupted system of grade inflation, profiteering, and violence has ruined education in America.

Just the way the elite want it. Make 90% of the population dumb and desperate so they can defend and die for corporations (the only job available to most):

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-army-raises-max-enlistment-133812174.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers get 4.0 grad school grades but then fail at being teachers because a corrupted system of grade inflation, profiteering, and violence has ruined education in America.

Just the way the elite want it. Make 90% of the population dumb and desperate so they can defend and die for corporations (the only job available to most):

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-army-raises-max-enlistment-133812174.html

Wait, so the teachers are responsible for companies (like ED tech) profiteering? So, then why are teachers paid so little? Or do you think they get a slice of that? Also, the violence thing is everywhere. Just look at the way road rage has exploded, or how call of duty has given ICE agents a model of policing (some have literally said this), or how TikTok challenges kids watched at home let them to destroy bathrooms. Or how school shootings have been shrugged at. All that, but you think education grad schools are the one to blame?

To make change, go after the big money, not the little guy. Education departments are the little guy. Meta, X, google, TikTok are the money makers who are warping society. Don’t be dumb yourself, you are almost there.

[Anonymous]

The teachers are the good ones. At least the ones fresh out of school usually have not been corrupted yet. Its when they are forced to manipulate the data to pretend the tech and the coverups are good and "business as usual" when they start becoming disillusioned. This is because the kids are not becoming better but becoming worse students but their grades get better. No one understands it. It's just a money game like everything else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd teacher have high standards they will be messed with and fired by an apathetic system that cares only coverups of crime and grade inflation. Your boss will mismanage your time, bully, and fire because there are no real rules.

But I think studens want this. They want to learn. If results are postive, why would admin be upset. There is no downside. Students will learn more and use better retention, teachers will have greater job satisfaction because they finally get to actually use their brain and TEACH, and schools don’t have to spend $$$$ on these dumb computer/edtech programs. Everyone wins

Yes, in general students want to learn, unfortunately leadership at K-12 educational institutions is mediocre at best. This is what happens when equity becomes the goal for a generation or more. Administrators don’t want to be shown up by their elementary school kids. Going to take a lot of effort and time to fix the K-12 education system in America.

Kids would rather be on TikTok or YouTube like they do at home. Many do not want to learn. Many more cannot learn at the pace that schooling is offered, so they are marked failing rather than being offered material at their grade level.

Where are kids marked failing? It's all meets and exceeds.

[Anonymous]

They will never be marked failing because that action only exists theoretically. Even when a student does not do anything. We have to say "that's correct" like a robot or our bosses will fire us and some of us have kids and families to support

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers get 4.0 grad school grades but then fail at being teachers because a corrupted system of grade inflation, profiteering, and violence has ruined education in America.

Absolutely this. I got cumma sum laude in my masters degree.

I’m winging every class lesson until I can snag an admin job and jump $30K on the salary scale and hoping to ride that wave as long as possible.