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🔬 New KA Long-term Research blog post! Gamedevs’ and ed researchers’ differing perspectives on unguided instruction:

If student comes away loving geometry, had success exploring in it and is excited for more... great outcome! 1/n

but are they able to explore more? I like you questioning the tests monopoly on assessment. Games ramp. 2/n

if the ramp stays appropriate players keep playing while adapting to new things. But can games be as deep as a course? 3/n

witness and earth primer I learned a lot, but not "enough"? Unsure. 4/4

Yeah, the upper limit is unknown! Maybe primary function is building the resolve to read textbook of own volition?

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I wrote an essay about that theory five years ago; would be curious about your thoughts! blog.andymatuschak.org/post/188518237

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I'll have to give more time to this but it is interesting reading your 2012 thoughts knowing you now. :)