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As a warning, the following post was written in complete desperation. I have recently learned some very sobering truths from people that I love dearly. These truths have set in motion a quest within me to do whatever I can to make a change.
The disease called “Perfection”
Editor’s Note: Ben Bertoli is a long-time Kotaku reader and commenter, a lifetime, dedicated video gamer and a sixth-grade teacher in Indiana. He reached out to Kotaku this past week to share the story of how he turned his class into a role-playing game. The enthusiasm and motivation of the children in Bertoli’s class evoke the success stories seen in gamified experiences such as Fitocracy . Here, Bertoli explains his creation, ClassRealm , how it works and what motivated him to develop it.
How One Teacher Turned Sixth Grade Into An MMO
This morning I got a package from one of my clients – a large company. I opened it up, thinking that it was likely a baby gift of some kind because this company is full of incredibly thoughtful people whom I consider friends. But instead, this is what I found inside: It took me a moment to figure out what I was looking at, but when I did, I sank to my knees and began crying ….and crying…and crying – huge salty tears that wouldn’t stop.
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Mind-Blowing Story: "Talking to God..."
I met god the other day. I know what you’re thinking. How the hell did you know it was god? Well, I’ll explain as we go along, but basically he convinced me by having all, and I do mean ALL, the answers. Every question I flung at him he batted back with a plausible and satisfactory answer.
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