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Read this korrent: Gamified learning is medicine wrapped in candy, and in practice children eat the candy and throw the medicine away.
Gamified learning is medicine wrapped in candy, and in practice children eat the candy and throw the medicine away.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Gamification is a brittle imitation of a real game, not an equivalent to it. — tap to centre the map on it
Gamification is a brittle imitation of a real game, not an equivalent to it.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding gamification mechanics cannot substitute for a product's underlying lack of inherent engagement and retention. — tap to centre the map on it
Adding gamification mechanics cannot substitute for a product's underlying lack of inherent engagement and retention.
Last stated 3 years ago
31 Jan 2024
AC
Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In education the most important thing is a person who incites and feeds a child’s curiosity, which machines cannot do the way people can. — tap to centre the map on it
In education the most important thing is a person who incites and feeds a child’s curiosity, which machines cannot do the way people can.
Last stated 32 years ago
20 Apr 1995
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know. — tap to centre the map on it
The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water — tap to centre the map on it
The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water
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Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Conversation with native speakers teaches a language far better than a classroom. — tap to centre the map on it
Conversation with native speakers teaches a language far better than a classroom.
Last stated 5 years ago
24 Sept 2021
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David Perell — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing conjugation tables, word lists and the names of the tenses has nothing to do with being able to use a language. — tap to centre the map on it
Knowing conjugation tables, word lists and the names of the tenses has nothing to do with being able to use a language.
Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning a language happens through exposure to language you can mostly understand; classroom drills feel productive and build nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
Learning a language happens through exposure to language you can mostly understand; classroom drills feel productive and build nothing.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 Apr 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
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