EDTECH CHALLENGE | by Jesse M. Langley Gamers have spent over
5.93 million years in Azeroth, the fictional land of World of
Warcraft. This is one of the most significant statistics facing
education today. One of the most significant problems facing
education is that boys aren’t engaged in learning. The fact that
games like World of Warcraft are engaging both boys and girls is
hugely significant for how the education model must adapt if it
doesn’t want to leave generations of boys behind. A number of
factors contribute to this lag, including a lack of male role
models praised for sheer intelligence, but one of the major
problems is the structure of education itself. In her TED talk,
Ali Carr-Chellman (click below) discusses how teachers are being
pushed to churn pupils out in large numbers, despite where they
may be at developmentally. Those who fall behind even slightly
end up being pegged as having a learning disability, ADHD or
even just as needing after school tutoring. As the more active
children (many of