Name: Teaching with the World Peace Game
Uploaded: 2011-04-20T14:38:00Z
Duration: 20 min 10 s
Description: John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches -- spontaneous, and always surprising -- go further than classroom lectures can.

John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches -- spontaneous, and always surprising -- go further than classroom lectures can.

John Hunter: Teaching with the World Peace Game

Teaching with the World Peace Game

A game with a plywood board becomes a crucible for critical thinking, as kids tackle global issues, surpassing classroom lectures.

Through a child-managed World Peace Game, the wisdom of fourth-graders on war and peace challenges conventional adult perspectives.

Spontaneous compassion in a game scenario underscores the unpredictable, profound learning moments beyond traditional education.