A grown-up returns to kindergarten in pursuit of learning and happiness
Remember This? #10
25Sep2008 Filed under: Remember This? Author: Melia
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About Reschool Yourself
Reschool Yourself is a year-long exploration of how school shaped the person I became, and how I decide to educate myself from now on. This fall I'm returning to my old classrooms week by week, to understand how school influenced my identity and to regain the happiness and creativity of childhood. In the spring I'll pursue learning opportunities in the U.S. and abroad to become as autonomous as possible. I'll share my experiences of "reschooling" and personal development through this website and provide a forum for readers of all ages to exchange their own. This site is a place to tell our stories about education: our experiences past and present, and our vision for future generations.
— Melia Dicker
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Brian
September 27th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Being a Navy man, I could not let this go by without a comment, or several.
1- there is an age threshold when playing battleship now, as an adult (that’s what I’m calling myself these days) with children. From my own research, I’ve found this age to be around 5-6. Any younger and the coordinates you call, don’t seem to correlate with the correct response as to whether it’s a hit or not.
2- As soon as these children are slightly older and have a better grasp on the the alpha-numeric grid system, then you get into the “conniving years”. At this stage, the ships of these clever youngsters begin to migrate from their initial position to spots that have not received any cannon fire.
3- I never had electronic battleship, with all the sounds and explosions and am still bitter about that.
4-Two friends of mine, Nick, and Matt did not initially know each other at our high school. One day Matt threw a paper airplane that hit Nick in the eye. Nick, sensing that a negative reaction would be a poor first impression, and not wanting to kill the otherwise jovial mood, shouts out “AAAHH YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP!”. Hilarity ensued.
Alicia
September 28th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
My sis and I had an intense travel battleship game in Kauai this summer! She apparently considers travel battleship a crucial travel item! Good times!
Melia
October 1st, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Wow, Brian, all four points taken. I never thought about the cheating potential. And I didn’t even have the regular Battleship, much less the electronic one — I just played it at school and youth programs. Still one of my favorites — that’s my kind of math.
regina
October 1st, 2008 at 11:50 pm
who sunk my battleship??
Margaret
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:17 am
New material: upon visiting a friend, I realized his roommate and his girlfriend (25ish both) were playing Battleship in his room. For quite some time. He is a science teacher; she, a music archivist in the works. Just goes to show the quality of the game, right? :o)