I’m only here to encourage this trajectory in the channel and say that a part 2 would be really nice. You have more to say and on this subject and we are here for it.

Phenomenal video!!! We just started homeschooling and our oldest is just now grasping more board games with critical thinking. Will be hard not to shamelessly plug this video to get them to join the hobby I’ve adored for over 10 years lol!

I have taught science and various STEM subjects for 25 years in Texas. Standardized testing and the quest and drive for more "data" is killing education. Currently in our district we do the following standardized tests every year. STAAR - The state mandated standardized tests for every core subject. MAP - Subject area growth testing, 3 tests per year per core subject so 12 times per year. District DCFA (district common formative assessment) - tests the district puts together for each core subject. 3 times per year per subject, each test takes about 2 days to administer. TELPAS - Testing for our ESL students, generally takes up 2-3 days. Field tests for STARR - we don't always have these, they are literally field testing questions for standardized tests. By my count we lose a minimum of 25 days to various standardized tests. That's 5 weeks we could be teaching. The teaching environment and budget cuts have only gotten worse and if I could retire I would. I qualify for retirement at the end of the school year this year but I need about 7 more years in order to be able to financially retire and not have to go do something else.

It’s unbelievable how your channel doesn’t have more viewership. Top quality videos every time with thought provoking views and ideas. Thanks

As a homeschooler this video was great and very informative! Would love to see a part two!

I have students design board games that are educational. I generally model a game like Ecologies through class play. Then students use similar mechanics to basically build expansion decks. I also use games for social interactions and team building. So many HS students are staring at their phone and need to be pushed into more social interactions

This is refreshing content from a board game channel. Subbed, liked, recommended to friends.

There’s a disproportionate amount of current/has been public teachers that homeschool their kids. I’m one of them too. The public school system is in steep decline as our national culture/society swirls the toilet bowl.

Appreciated as always. 🔥

Such a great video! I was talking to my wife about this, we have a lil 10 week old baby girl and when she is around 5ish years old I'm gonna start doing a board game / TTRPG club for her and her friends. We'll probably be home schooling so I see this as a way to train critical thinking, collaboration and social skills as I start getting a group of tiny humans together. (They won't even realize they're learning while they're having fun muahahaha) One thing that stuck out to me is the word "Engagement", I wanted to be a teacher for a while and now I work with a boys mentoring non-profit and that word is so important. The more present and fully engaged youth are with what they are doing, the more they benefit and learn. School work is not very compelling and studies show that an excess of homework can actually be detrimental to student focus, motivation, and life satisfaction. But, when they are actually engaged mentally, physically, and socially, their performance, information retention, and memory recall is off the charts!!! I'm curious to see how educational systems around the world will begin to restructure as studies continue to come out. Excellent video brother, can really feel your passion for this topic!

Very nice video! As always, this channel is different.

Great content. Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

I'm a teacher so this video was interesting. How large were your groups for the group quiz? I assume groups of more than 3 students are not going to work well because some wont have to or won't want to speak. BTC has been pretty clear that groups of 3 are preferred and when that isn't possible groups of 2 are better than a group of 4.