Research indicates that education needs to start early and it starts best at home, which I tend to agree with. Early examples of how important and exciting education is instil curiosity in young people, which grows into a love of learning . Paired with practicing critical thinking skills and logic, …
Hey–if you read this, please pass the Foundation’s information along, especially to teacher friends. If you can help us with our goal of raising money to fund scholarships for teachers–there’s a “Donate” button the Foundation’s homepage (dietzfoundation.org). We want to make a difference in education! You can also like the …
There’s a tendency for people to think that games are really only suited for a social studies classroom or maybe for use in a study hall, but that isn’t the case. Really, teachers don’t even need to invest a ton of money to incorporate games into their classrooms. Here’s an …
Back in May 2019, I had the opportunity to go through the U.S. Marine Corps’ Leadership Workshop. Great learning experience and I wrote about that here. Since that point, I’ve been trying to keep their ideas in mind as I think about teaching. That’s important because a lot of what …
There are all sorts of games out there–some are easy to play (our current Three Years of War Kickstarter campaign falls into this category…there’s even a podcast about it here…). ‘Easy’ can be defined in terms of time needed to play or the difficulty of learning the rules. Some are more …
I ran some volleyball tournaments this week for my other job as a college coach. While at it, I had a conversation with a parent from one of the high school teams involved and it was a bit disturbing–because the comment was made that school shouldn’t be fun…it needed to …
It’s a good thing to note here–we’ve got a podcast up regarding Three Years of War! It’s from the guys at Makeshift Meeples. I will admit a bit of an association with them as their retail stores in Champaign and Springfield, IL are places I frequent when I’m buying games–and if …
So the Foundation’s first project is officially underway. It is a game called Three Years of War and it has a Kickstarter campaign going right now. If you are interested in the campaign and supporting the Foundation, you can right here. – – – – I love the game personally–you …
(This is actually from my more personal blog that tends to discuss culture and coaching, rather than gaming and history. Still, there’s a relevance. History exists for us to draw comparisons, to think critically. For me in these instances, it’s always struck me that success on D-Day or in the …
Well, in one week, the Foundation’s first project will go live on Kickstarter. It’s a card/board game called “Three Years of War“. It’s a game for 3-5 people and the theme is the Thirty Years War–but that doesn’t matter much for playing. Anyone can play. It’s a great, quick, fun …