Speaking in mime?
Practomime, that is
Practomime is a new word for what stories, games, and many other kinds of works of art have in common: they all involve creative activity in a cultural zone regulated for play. In plain language, that means that the Iliad and the Odyssey are really the same kind of thing as some of the most popular video games today.
The ancient Greeks learned most of the stuff that made them able to found Western Civilization from Homer. Kids and grown-ups playing video games are learning a lot more than most people think.
Well now I can’t turn off this gray stripe, but that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. The Pericles Group is one of a few innovative organizations around the country trying to transform education. And anyone who saw “Waiting for Superman” will tell you, that’s a very good thing. Learning Roman isn’t always as much fun as it looks in “Monty Python’s The Life of Brian.”
We learned about this innovation, the brainstorm of one Latin teacher, from KQED’s “Mind/Shift” blog. We say three cheers to anyone who’s trying to education children using game play. We are doing the same for adults, mostly, but we’re all on the same page, whatever language we’re speaking.
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