The Game Believes In You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter

What if schools, from the wealthiest suburban preschool to the grittiest urban high school, thrummed with the sounds of deep immersion? More and more people believe that can happen – with the aid of video games. A small group of visionaries who, for the past 40 years, have been pushing to get game controllers into the hands of learners argue that games do truly “believe in you.” Games focus, inspire and reassure people in ways that many teachers can’t. Games give people a chance to learn at their own pace, take risks, cultivate deeper understanding, fail and want to try again-right away-and ultimately, succeed in ways that too often elude them in school.