Gamifying Education

[ShadowHM]

Hi,

I don't see this as being in 'the same spirit' at all.

Maybe we're talking at cross purposes. You start by offering a video in which the concept of starting from zero and earning points is suggested as a replacement for the processes of starting with a 4.0 and losing points. I tell of how my parents, instead of giving me an allowance and withholding all or part of it when I failed to perform, gave me no allowance, but allowed me to earn it. The two cases, while not identical, are very similar. In both cases, the same ends are achieved, but the focus shifts from punishment for failure to reward for success.

I think you missed the part where I mentioned that in my own household the payment of allowance and the requirement for chore fulfillment are unrelated. I am interested in how it works out for Tal, but I still am dubious about how applicable the video on learning is to the issue of responsibility for household chores.

(Or have you managed all along to reap those benefits without having to contribute? )

I never quit beating my wife because I never started beating my wife in the first place. But nice shot, anyway. As to the rest, my post, although typically long, was not a full autobiography.

Brevity will occasionally leave out important details. Thanks for amplifying. Your initial response certainly did leave the impression that you might have missed out on the responsibility to contribute to household maintenance.