Schools that don't encourage "genuine play" in a subject-matter sacrifice both competence and conviction

There is so much consensus on the critical role of play, from the ground-breaking work of Jean Piaget to a recent CNN Opinion piece: Want to get your kids into college? Let them play. Despite the compelling case made, an entire generation of school kids has already gone through middle school and high school since Dr. Gee's What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy came out. Read more