DigiPen Game Development Students Redesign The Industry

The best thing about talking to students is that you really get a sense of their passion. The worst thing about talking to students is that you constantly have ask them to rewind the conversation because their passion is so strong you can’t keep up with all the technicalities.

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Mom’N’Pop Culture: Gamification vs. Standardized Testing in Elementary Education

There have been some noticeable changes in my daughter’s behavior now that her third grade teachers are powering into the second half of the school year and preparing students for the state assessment exams. She’s stressed. My little person of independence asks to spend more time cuddling in the evenings before bed. She has the “my stomach hurts” and “my head hurts” excuses as to why she should be allowed to stay home from school. From time to time, she’s even complaining of headaches at the end of the day. She comes home frustrated because there are tests every single day, sometimes more than one a day.

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