Professor Uses RPG-like Exp Rather Than Grades

[exfileme]

A professor is addressing the "gamer generation."

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[megamanx00]

You automatically start off with +10 dorkiness in your stats .

 

[Dyseman]

DING! 80th Grade! Oh wait, I had purchased the Chinese Power Level from website. LOL

 

[konjiki7]

Wow are things really this bad? at-least enough to where people need to get xp in order to find motivation?

 

[darkknight22]

I wonder if you can pickup some Epic loot from completing a raid...

 

[Guest]

This is actually a very good idea, until of course, they enter college and start gaining experience while simultaneously missing their achievements.

 

[davendork]

Behold my netbook of chemistry +2.

 

[the_krasno]

Now that is cool! I wish they would implement this at my university! ^_^

 

[nevertell]

He's even revised elements of the class so that they're understandable and associated with fun.

Education isn't meant to be fun. Because you're brain isn't actually "recording" anything when you're having fun. It's when you're stressed, when you're brain is 50 % working and memorizing everything.

 

[dman3k]

Do I get a "Demolition Expert" Trophy for ruining the class curve?

 

[quigley0908]

So it's almost exactly like the anime Baka to Test to Shōkanjū

 

[toastninja17]

YES!!! This is freaking awesome! If they had this in high school, students would do so much better.

 

[cscott_it]

[citation][nom]hotsacoman[/nom]This is actually a very good idea, until of course, they enter college and start gaining experience while simultaneously missing their achievements.[/citation]

They are already in college

 

[MxM]

[citation][nom]nevertell[/nom]Education isn't meant to be fun. Because you're brain isn't actually "recording" anything when you're having fun. It's when you're stressed, when you're brain is 50 % working and memorizing everything.[/citation]
Did you ever wondered why children and even kitties are playful? Or you did not learn about this because you were stressed at the time?

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

Give this guy an award!!!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Kev. I remember when I read about this several hours ago on slashdot.

 

[rmmil978]

Yeah and for $1000 you can probably "buy" a high level character right away, just like with WoW.

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]nevertell[/nom]Education isn't meant to be fun. Because you're brain isn't actually "recording" anything when you're having fun. It's when you're stressed, when you're brain is 50 % working and memorizing everything.[/citation]
Yea cause kids are SOOOOO stressed out those first 5-7 years when they are learning a HUGE amount just playing. Don't even need any tests, kids learn by playing not by being stressed and it is the same with adults, you pay more attention and are more likely to remember things when you like what you are doing.

 

[maigo]

There will always be a portion of the class who will not be motivated to learn no matter what an instructor may try

This is a collage class... in game design... if you don't want to design games, you're not in that class. It's not math or lit or world history, they're in that class because they want to be

 

[thackstonns]

[citation][nom]nevertell[/nom]Education isn't meant to be fun. Because you're brain isn't actually "recording" anything when you're having fun. It's when you're stressed, when you're brain is 50 % working and memorizing everything.[/citation]

So thats why I couldnt memorize plays for sports. Or remember that an elbow to the groin was a foul. I was having too much fun and not enough stress. You sir are an idiot. And the best part is, you wont be to stressed when reading this, so you wont remember anything I said.