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I wish Dinant Roode had expanded more on this thought in this short post, but it's still a useful reflection. "The traditional paradigm holds that learning needs to be serious. If you're having fun, you're doing something wrong." he says. "But is it true? Does serious learning require us to be serious?" I don't think so (which is why I've never been a fan of the phrase 'serious games') and I don't think Roode thinks so either. "What if teaching was all about letting that playful learning unfold – making it possible, acting as host and referee, and bringing out the qualities of curiosity, competition and desire in students? Wouldn't that be a wonderful way to teach – and to learn?

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