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- www.ted.com 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.
I'm so fortunate to have had him as my 4th and 5th grade teacher. Playing the World Peace Game was amazing, and to this day, I still believe Mr. Hunter is one the best teachers I've ever had.
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Thanks for sharing. I am very interested in this game. Do you have a contact ot Mr. Hunter for me?
i'm almost just as blessed as Mr. Hunter. he was my proud teacher for 2 years, and i've played the world peace game 3 times. i'm the first one to learn how to run the world peace game, and he has already agreed to pass it on to me. and even though he won't live forever, i feel like he is the greatest teacher i'll ever have.
Comments mention that this game should be in every 4th grade, but why stop there? It should be part of the entire school curriculum, so children will grow, mature and develop year after year with the game into adulthood.
Mr. Hunter you are an inspiration to educators, children, parents, and people everywhere. Your take on education teaches children far beyond skills needed to pass tests. May you continue to inspire creativity, communication, and action in children. May more educators teach in such a manner.
This is pure genius. From an educational standpoint, to social and political aspirations for tomorrow, this education experiment is incredibly successful. Teaching 4th graders critical thought and application of critical thought, without relying on textbook and having the engagement of a game, it's an achievement. I see these kids in the video footage and I know they can think, which is far more important than learning.
I would be fascinated to compare these kids with a group of adults playing the same game
We need more teachers like him and more classes like that in all the different levels.
I like his approach. He has warm heart, smart mind and with such teachers we will be capable create society based on love, truth, and freedom.
As a past student I can personally say that the man that you see on that stage is the same as the man that is in the classroom. I feel very privileged to have met and been taught by him. If all teachers were universally like him then I believe we really could achieve world peace.
When people I meet start talking about speeches, this is the first one I respond with. John has such an incredible respect for things that we take for granted. I've worked with dozens of community builders and they're always taken aback that a handful of then year-olds solved socioeconomic problems that even our peers haven't been able to successfully tackle. I hope, one day, to have John's wisdom and be able to pass on this learning to our next world leaders.
Take a bow. What an incredible guy :O
Kids have impeccable logic when you geode them into problems. Sometimes the simplest answer is the best one. I'd love to see this kind of learning in every schools curriculum.
I've watched a couple of hundred TEDtalks now and this has to be one of my favourites. It is a lucky child indeed who gets this man for a teacher...
The man had such humility and delivery throughout the speech. It's in itself is a winning game created by a winning person.
During 16 years I worked as Senior TV Programmer of nationwide broadcasted educational TV channel in Brazil and I was very proud to acquire the rights of this UNIQUE documentary and aired in my country. This is a jewel thanks to this amazing man, Mr. Hunter and that pure-harted and brilliant children!!!
This choked me up. It's beautiful, I hope this game is brought into every school.
This needs to be taught in schools.
in ALL schools
It is an unfortunate fact that our system of education frowns upon this sort of teaching style and it will never be adopted under the current leadership. Hats off to mr. Hunter and all of his students who had the opportunity to learn from and with him.
My geography teacher, has made her own version of this game. She eMailed John Hunter, and he told her he could not tell her the exact rules, but to make her own version and share it with her students. I am a Freshman in high school and love this game.
My students and I just created our own version too. I'd love to hear more about your experience. Does your teacher have a website where she or any of your classmates have written about it? You can see what ours looks like at drawalot.com/learn/?p=5522
+CallMeXecutioner I love that response. I just applied for a grant to design this and bring it to our school.
I'd love to visit his classroom, Very inspirational stuff... I'd love even more to meet his students, Or meet them in twenty years. Keep up the great work John.
This should be in every school in the country. Too often schools become conveyor belts where children come in, are taught something and they go out. They learn facts, but not the critical thinking skills to apply them in the real world. This a great teaching tool that allows children to learn by "doing" and offers a chance for children to learn new ideas spontaneously. Children become engaged and retain more with this type of teaching rather than sitting at their desks and listening totheteacher
"...children should be conscious that man is one family, the world is our common homeland and that a system of international governance is indispensable for world stability and world peace." - Baha'i Thought
As a fellow teacher, thank you Mr. Hunter for being inspiring!!!
This video was posted over 3 and a half years ago.
I wonder in that time, how many teachers tried to apply it.
What's the success rate.
One man teaching one class won't do much, but if it can be successfully replicated in classrooms across the world, maybe the next generation of politicians may have a chance of solving the real problem.
My teacher used this when I was in 5th grade.
John Hunter is a great man. It is so rare to find a teacher like this, with the wisdom he has displayed in this talk.
The game itself is a great thing, but I don't think it could be detached from great teachers. We need more like him in the world.
This is just amazing - I wish roleplaying didn't have the stigma it does, so more people like John will realise the learning capabilities it has inherently.
If only there were more teachers so innovative and so invested in our children. I've known only a few teachers that good but i truly believe they have changed what I am and done so not through forcing their ideas on me but through letting me gain an understanding of how the world works. Every single one of them has taught me more than all the other teachers combined and I am thankful for that. Our children are the future and if we can teach them like this we can create a better world.
Outstanding. This is a very inspirational talk & as a teacher I love it!
Mr John Hunter,
You are an inspiration and I wish other teacher could and would learn to open there minds to teach as special as you. We all have gifted children and if given an opportunity and placed in the right settings our little generation can and will make a large impact on out global world. You have already planted the little acorn seed which in time the mighty oak grows. There must be a way to open other teachers to what you are doing becasue little butterflies can change the world.
That was awesome.... Thank you TED for making it available for everyone..
I wish I could have had even just one teacher half as good as this guy.
You don't have to dumb down anything for students. It's called scaffolding and supporting student learning. You would be amazed what children can accomplish when you actually teach and not put them in boxes because they aren't labeled gifted. Or assume they can't do something because you don't know how to teach it. Get your self efficacy up.
i wish i had a class like that when i was younger.
We seriously NEED to rethink how we educate our kids. Our current educational systems are relics from the dark ages - yes, even the best ones in the world.
This kind of engagements are wonderful additions.
Why aren't all of our children participating in these games. This really touched me, and angered me at the same time, that we "as adults" can not allow our hearts to care like this.
i find that sometimes, even though i may be akward, i must clap to my computer screen for a great speaker such as this.
Inspiring...This world needs more teachers like Mr. John Hunter. :)
I have never heard of this program and am so very glad I came across it while researching for my Educational playology business. I hope to become a certified World Peace Game Facilitator, now. This is phenomenal and absolutely necessary for social and academic development. Round of applause creators.
One of the best talks I've ever heard. Cool threads!
WOW! simply wow at last the children have a voice and not ONLY that but the children have the answers. It's sad to realize exactly how much more humane children are than we are, and that if and when we stop pacifying them with rubbish and so-called "entertainment" they manifest wisdom greater than ours, compassion deeper than ours and selflessness more powerful than the act itself. I pray that this game be taken with the seriousness it deserves. Bravo Mr. Hunter
@idiallin Kahn Academy is not about classroom games, it's about having students look at lectures at home and coming to the classroom to answer questions and do hands-on practice, mostly in math and science. This guy's approach (which I think is the best educational approach) is game-based learning.
the only single lession in school i still remember is a game my politics-teacher played with us. it was a lot simpler, we 'only' had the parties of government to discuss about issues, but I still learned more from it than any textbook.
A few minutes into this talk i was thinking that the rest of the talk will be about bong hits and platforms. I got my joint rolling tray ready but after watching it this was one of the best talks in a while. I wish my daughters school had this game.
We seriously NEED more brilliant teachers like this guy.
Best inspiration and idea: "Spontaneous Compassion" Imagine children growing up with that kind of thinking, negotiation skills, compassion and insight!
Oh shoot, I remember this game. Mr. Hunter was pretty chill. I wonder if he's still at Agnor Hurt. Go gators!
Every classroom in every school in every country should play that game.
This brought me to tears ^^ it was just beautiful!
Thank You, Mr. John Hunter ... for caring so much to take the time to come up with such a game. I will look into this much more. Have you heard of, "World Beyond War"??? The world needs folks who understand that this sort of program needs to be everywhere. Love & Peace to All
Mr Hunter, we need a World peace game for adults, obviously kids know how to play it and are good at it.
As of today this man is the greatest teacher ever, and I want my daughter to be playing that game in her school immediately.
Conmovedor tanto en tono como en contenido.
El poder de la introducción de las dinámicas de juego en entornos formativos es una oportunidad que no podemos permitirnos el lujo de dejar escapar.
This was really heartwarming! Thank you!
My favorite teacher EVER!
God bless you!!!
I played this game back in fifth and sixth grade, and I so very much wish I could play it again.
Sounds like this game should be in all schools.
though I totally agree with your point, it think some of that critical thinking must also come greatly from the children's parents which has a tremendous impact into a child's confidence and foundation. As Mr. Hunter himself said "My first teachers...inspiration."
I would send my nine year old to this man's class in a heartbeat. And I hate public school more than almost anything.
I lived in a developing country for almost 18 years, but I moved out after that. What I learned after watching such this video is that, there's no such things happen in developing countries, which I mean the relationship between teacher and students, the high motivation to achieve something great,or even the involvement of both students and teacher. I believe that something great that might happen, if only both developed and developing country were associated in order to make a better fundamentalism in area education. world peace ;D
First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. Grate video
i had no idea teachers like this even existed. my school experience was so disappointingly inadequate in comparison.
I thought it was slightly disturbing that kids were playing war games and sending troops to war until he talked about the letter. Brilliant.
awe inspiring :) i wish i could meet Mr Hunter have a coffee talk about life. this idea is incredible. i am 20 and have learnt something beautiful from a 9 year old.. our world is already starting to shape up. this is incredibly positive something to share and get out there for everybody to witness. anything is possible. peace is the gateway. one love
We need a system that lets teachers have the freedom to do these things.
Perfect intro
What I great video! Definitely helps me consider my own pedagogy as a social studies teacher. I think we could really benefit from Mr. Hunter's insight in an age where red tape and overbearing standards and tests have really stifled authentic learning.
khan academy should put this game on their website.
I really liked this. I wish I had this kind of game when I was in school.
When I look at how passive we've become, I can't help but think that the most important thing this game teaches isn't to necessarily take the right action, as that can be completely subjective, but to take action at all. the interactivity breeds activity, it makes you involved, it makes you care, it makes it real. And it is real - so it's about time we're at least taught to treat it as such.
...holy shit that is amazing. This guy gets 200 internets. I'm not joking, it's that awesome.
Thanks for uploading!
He's making real life Ender Wiggins'. That's pretty awesome.
Very impressed with Mr. Hunter as an educator.
Make World Peace Game a video game! ASAP!
Freedom and play is the best teacher, and you don't need a huge state to get that.
i wish he did another talk explaining the game Fully!
I wish I had him as a teacher.
this game should be taught in every school in america
That's one of the fucking best ted talks I've ever seen..
A good teacher dont teach boring facts, a good teacher teaches them to want to know the boring facts!
I really want to see what these kids are like in 20 years or so. Amazing stuff, Mr. Hunter.
don't be sorry you never learned it.
Teach it.
It was hard to get through this without shedding a few tears
that would of been awesome if we did that in primary school. damn.
this kinda made my cry... if we had this game in school when i was growing up two weeks in i would have been emperor :)) just joking... that's not how this game is won, unfortunately that's the real world's way of trying to win, of course no one does, they just battle continuously.
this man must be one of the most briliant teachers ever!!! total respect, diffrent versions of this game should be played all over the world in social studies, history, economy, and other classes.
we need an online version of the world peace game.
Very inspiring!
Thank you.
I was skeptical when I started watching this, but he really won me over.
Big shout to what teaching should be. Inspiring video.
Indefatigably, thank you. And anyone like you.
Man, I wish this guy would have been MY 4th grade teacher....
The thought of a 9-year-old with tanks looks so real today...
what a nice guy.
I'm sorry, but this is beyond awesome.
This is actually brilliant.
Sincerely brilliant.
I miss Mr. Hunter! I played this game!
Maybe these kids should be running the world
I think I know why this game worked or resulted in victory at the end. It's because there's no [corporate] greed involved, it didn't exist in any of the players. Also, the game kind of reminds of South Park because it is where the kids makes more sense than the adults.
this is simply awesome!
I would have LOVED to have had this opportunity.