TED Talk
1) When Hunter says he is "standing on the shoulders of many people" he means that many people have helped him get to where he is today. He said he could remember different parts of the people that helped shaped him and he is lifted to where he is by how they taught him and got him there.
2) Hunter used the game to engage multiple types of learners. The game allowed him to reach his hands-on learners because they could use the game-board and listeners could hear other ideas and the visual learners could see what was going on.
3) Some of the positions the children played were Prime Minister, Weather goddess (controlled stocks/weather), People of Peace Positions, saboteur, etc.
4) John Hunter's role was to be the F... and he had to relinquish power to his students.
5) Writing the condolence letters allowed the students to have to take time to actually think about the families that would potentially be losing someone who was in that war. It made them look at the war with a more humanistic approach and think about others before just launching into a war.
6) I think John Hunter's character is enthusiastic, caring, and creative. I think his creating this game shows how badly he wants his students to really grasp and understand what he is trying to teach them.
7) I think I would feel successful if my students learned a critical thinking skill or two while in my class. Many students are capable of just remembering facts, but actually learning how to analyze something and seeing them use that would make me feel successful.
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