Imagine a group of students researching a model in the library and on the Web, questioning participating teachers, college professors, grad students, and librarians, being mentored in relevant statistical models, in animation and art, in programming, and anything else that goes into creating a software simulation. Imagine the subsequent curiosity, community, and ownership that would emerge from this sort of experience.
Softworlds — an alternative future of education
Gary Bloom
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This is every believer in project-based learning’s utopia.

Another case for smaller class sizes and better educational funding, if this manner of learning is ever to become the norm