Chris Haskell created 3DGameLab as a new way for students learn. It includes no homework, no due dates, and the student can choose what he/she wants to learn. Taking a class like this, in my opinion, is awesome! I have been able to do quests that focus on what direction I want to take my career in. I want to be an elementary school teacher and some of my classmates want to do their teaching at the secondary or physical education level. By having these different options, we can all pick different paths to study and still pass the same class; this creates equality and fairness within the course because everyone wins and still passes the class even though we focused on different subjects.
This course may not work for every class and many people might not be accepting of the change, but I think it could be very beneficial. Students would be able to do work on their own time and not have to stress about due dates. Most importantly, this would teach time management (I know this from experience). You have to force yourself to keep on track with the course so you can finish on time. It is possible to finish early, but I've also learned that it's easy to put it off and then you get behind (again, I know from experience). It would be important for students to learn time management, even starting at a young age.
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