![]() ![]() Even when I was only a few years into primary schooling I was on my hustle. They wouldn’t just let us play The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, would they? But it was on the list and I was more than ready and willing to abuse this seemingly oversight. When I first saw there was a game on the list of approved programmes, I was sure some mistake had been made. The class had a couple of computers and we were allowed to use during breaks but only on approved programmes. I was playing video games (fun OR SO I THOUGHT). Which brings me back to why I don’t remember the days of the old school yard. ![]() ![]() Sometimes it was as simple as songs (fun) that taught us about numbers (not fun). One of the eternal betrayals of schooling is its addiction to the secretion of learning (a not fun thing) within fun (definitionally a fun thing). Let me be clear: I did not know I was learning. I was laughing, yes, but I was far from the dangers that populate the schoolyard: the bruising bark-chips, the sharp grass, the physical movement. I don’t know about you but I certainly wasn’t in the school yard. Uther Dean reminisces about how kids’ games were used to trick him into enjoying his education – and how those games still hold up today.ĭo you remember the days of the old school yard? We used to laugh a lot. ![]()
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