Keep stakes low

OVERVIEW

ย Create a safe and supportive environment that allows students to explore, experiment, and learn without the fear of failure or negative repercussions.

This freedom to explore and immerse themselves in the experience enables creativity, deeper understanding, and genuine learning to occur.

Dos and Donโ€™ts

RECOMMENDATIONS 1/3

Keep activities short

Significance
  • Students have a heavy workload already
  • This generation has low attention span
RECOMMENDATIONS 2/3

Refrain from grading

Significance
  • Can reduce motivation in low-performing students to participate.
  • Students will tie these activities/games to school, causing them to view them as burdensome chores rather than enjoyable experiences.
RECOMMENDATIONS 3/3

Avoid score keeping

Significance
  • Student already have a grade-focused mindset
  • Score-keeping can lead students to value only the end goal of scoring higher.
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