Perhaps, but if the task doesn’t also feel interesting and worthwhile by itself, then we’re effectively teaching kids that much of learning is dull, pointless and tedious, detached from anything that would have any real-world significance, and something that you only do because the people in power force you to. That’s one of the most harmful attitudes that anyone can pick up. Let’s associate learning with something fun and interesting first, and then channel that interest into the ability to self-motivate yourself even without a game later on.
Perhaps, but if the task doesn’t also feel interesting and worthwhile by itself, then we’re effectively teaching kids that much of learning is dull, pointless and tedious, detached from anything that would have any real-world significance, and something that you only do because the people in power force you to. That’s one of the most harmful attitudes that anyone can pick up. Let’s associate learning with something fun and interesting first, and then channel that interest into the ability to self-motivate yourself even without a game later on.