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World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements

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The World Peace Game, a brainchild of public school teacher John Hunter, pits teams of students against each other as leaders of countries in crises and conflict. The students scheme and negotiate, compete and cooperate, wage war and make peace. But the game is not won until all countries enjoy security and prosperity. Says one fourth grader, â€œOne of the things I learned is that other people matter. In this game one person canâ€™t win, everyone has to win. That taught me a lot about cooperating with other people, being generous, and having an attitude that, if you work together, you can achieve anything.â€

Be The Change

Starting May 6, 2012, the full documentary, "World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements," will air on public television stations throughout the U.S. Check here for the schedule in your area.

There are a many active cooperative learning tools for teaching development and international relations issues. Check-out SimCity and Model Untied Nations, as excellent examples.

The next time you are perplexed about one of the world's big problems, ask a child how they would solve it. The exercize might be instructive for both of you.

Reflections (54)

EdB

What a crazy world. Too many political "leaders" frequently act like bratty kids while "kids" in Mr. Hunter's class demonstrate what true leadership is!

jeannette

Everything, the teacher, the kids, the broad concept of the project.!

Carmen DeVida

Seeing the children really engaged, with full-on cooperation, listening, learning, with excitement and joy. Thrilling to see them become leaders with critical thinking skills and having a heart-full resolution to solve the world's problems is absolutely inspiring and share-worthy. I'm so glad to see this. Mr. Hunter's vision for his students is beyond brilliant.

Caela Farren

Seeing the joy, cooperation, and actual thinking going on is so inspiring and gives me great hope for the future. Thank you. Caela

Veronica Lake

I've never thought I'd ever want to be a teacher, but this makes me genuinely consider it. What an amazing teacher, this gives me a lot of hope for the future of this planet and the human population (as well as all the other forms of life).

Kate Ringrose

Thank you Mr Hunter. Inspired to make more changes in my classroom - aren't we so very priveledged to have the job we do? Thank you for being a light!

Denise Ahlquist

Everything! It gives me so much hope for the future. And it fills me with gratitude for teachers like John Hunter and all the others who shape the future through teaching with heart and minds FULL ON!

Dharmamitra Jeff Stefani

What inspired you about this video?Thank You Sunada Yuko Takagi...this isTruly AWEsome. It is similar to Midel United Nations, which I was WAY into in high school, but this is by and FAR more Creative and Brilliant!!

Thomas Kamphuis

This is the kind of teaching that should be present in all schools, wow.

Janet

Wow a strategic game that teaches so many different life skills & tools! The sense of creativity, empowerment & leverage in these children's faces would light up any classroom. Watching you teach through intention & observing the children reflect on their actions is totally inspring. Bring it on Mr Hunter!

CRM

Keep up the great work!! Change happens with educating our children to do things differently then we have before them.

Kaumudi

Wow! Learning to be leaders at that young age.. and learning that I alone cannot win - if everyone wins - only then its a true win..

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