Why should I run for the school board? Education as a game

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I’ve never stopped thinking about the hows and whys of Education since I graduated from High School. I remember how looking back I was sure that where I had had the deepest learning came not from the classroom but from the activities I participated in, Debate, Speech, Theater, Choir. I think I gave short shrift to socialization but today I think back often on the events that imprinted some of my strongest beliefs and that taught me by the examples of others I rubbed shoulders with.

Today I have a lot of education related posting to do starting with the previous too about “my reading list.”

I have two others to go after this one about games. If I write them today one will be about my experience last night with Artificial Intelligence which I think our schools need to spend a lot of time acquainting our children with. The other of less immediacy will be about the decisions I have come to about my campaign finance this year – I don’t want donations for my school board campaign and my future shaking my fist at the spineless Republicans who handed the Party of Lincoln to a master of malice. I will encourage people to send money for that possible campaign. Perhaps by using this code:

I just checked to see if this works by adding a QR scanner ap to my phone again. It does work. It brings you the URL of my Congressional Campaign account Weltyforcongress.com. If you page down it you will find a donation button which is also on some old pages of this blog from the time I was last campaigning in 2024. Here’s the button and it still works…..But only for congressional campaign donations!




Now: on to the games:

The New York Times has a lovey story about something I thoroughly agree with. Children learn faster, deeper, and are more engaged with games that tickle their brains. My Dad was a great believer in this and used a game to teach the Business Law class he wouldn’t let my Mother take but allowed me to take a decade later after he’d mellowed a bit. We played games as a family and my daughter has made Wednesday night game night for ages. Here’s a story about a lesson I learned well from my Dad. Collective Bargaining

Here’s that Times Story “The key to raising brilliant kids?”

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

https://duluthreader.com/contributors/h/84/284-harry-welty