Chapter 1: Idea Sarah "I have a great idea," I said, as I stood in the break room on a Tuesday afternoon. I'd already eaten lunch and was now stirring a packet of hot chocolate into a mug of water and milk. "I think we should use Roblox in our classrooms." Michael, who was sitting on a barstool near the island in the middle of the room, looked up from his newspaper. He raised an eyebrow at me and then looked back down at the paper. I turned to Alex, who was leaning against the refrigerator. He was staring at me in disbelief. "Did you just say what I think you said?" Alex asked. "I did," I said, nodding. "I think we should use Roblox in our classrooms. It's a game. The kids love it. And, best of all, it's free." "I'm not putting Roblox in my classroom," Alex said, shaking his head. "We are a school, not a daycare. Our job is to teach children, not entertain them." I stared at him for a minute, trying to keep my cool. But I could feel my face getting hot. Alex was one of the most traditional teachers in the building. He didn't like change. He didn't like technology. And he certainly didn't like going above and beyond his job description. "We are teaching children," I said slowly, trying to choose my words carefully. "But we need to find ways to engage them." "They are engaged," Alex said. "They are reading books and studying and doing their homework." I put my hands on my hips and stared at him. "Alex," I said. "You are the only teacher in this school who still assigns homework." Alex shrugged. "They need to learn how to be responsible," he said. "And they are responsible," I said. "They are responsible for going home and taking care of their siblings while their parents are working two minimum wage jobs to try to make ends meet." Alex's face reddened. "You don't have to be so dramatic," he said. I sighed heavily. "Look," I said. "I know that you've been teaching for twenty years, and that you've seen a lot of things work and a lot of things not work. But this is the future of education. We can either embrace it or be left behind." Alex shook his head and walked out of the room. "Well," Michael said, looking up from his newspaper again. He folded it neatly and set it on the counter. "I think it's a good idea." I smiled at him. "Thanks," I said. "But you'll have to convince Alex," he said. That was easier said than done. Alex As I walked down the hallway, I passed by one of my students, who was playing with a fidget spinner while walking down the hall. "Put that thing away," I said, as I continued walking. The boy sighed and put the toy in his pocket. I smiled to myself as I walked the rest of the way to my classroom. I had always been a traditional teacher. But I had always been effective as well. My students always scored highest on the state standardized tests. They were all ready for high school by the time they left my class. Sure, some of the other teachers in the building complained about how much homework I assigned. But when they saw the results, they couldn't argue with me. The problem with most teachers today is that they try to be friends with their students instead of being their teacher. And that never works.

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Scenario: A teacher wants to put textbook content into Roblox to support students who struggle with learning. The students love this new way of learning but teachers are tentative at first. Soon a few teachers start to use this system and then they realise how helpful and powerful it is to teach from this system. Those teachers start telling their friends who are teachers and parents about this new way of learning. This new way of learning which is putting textbook content into Roblox has suddenly become viral. How did this happen and what will happen next?

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A teacher wants to put textbook content into Roblox to support students who struggle with learning. The students love this new way of learning but teachers are tentative at first. Soon a few teachers start to use this system and then they realise how helpful and powerful it is to teach from this system. Those teachers start telling their friends who are teachers and parents about this new way of learning. This new way of learning which is putting textbook content into Roblox has suddenly become viral. How did this happen and what will happen next?

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Chapter 1: IdeaSarah"I have a great idea," I said, as I stood in the break room on a Tuesday afternoon. I'd already eaten lunch and was now stirring a packet of hot chocolate into a mug of water and milk. "I think we should use Roblox in our classrooms."Michael, who was sitting on a barstool near the island in the middle of the room, looked up from his newspaper. He raised an eyebrow at me and then looked back down at the paper.I turned to Alex, who was leaning against the refrigerator. He was staring at me in disbelief."Did you just say what I think you said?" Alex asked."I did," I said, nodding. "I think we should use Roblox in our classrooms. It's a game. The kids love it. And, best of all, it's free.""I'm not putting Roblox in my classroom," Alex said, shaking his head. "We are a school, not a daycare. Our job is to teach children, not entertain them."I stared at him for a minute, trying to keep my cool. But I could feel my face getting hot.Alex was one of the most traditional teachers in the building. He didn't like change. He didn't like technology. And he certainly didn't like going above and beyond his job description."We are teaching children," I said slowly, trying to choose my words carefully. "But we need to find ways to engage them.""They are engaged," Alex said. "They are reading books and studying and doing their homework."I put my hands on my hips and stared at him."Alex," I said. "You are the only teacher in this school who still assigns homework."Alex shrugged."They need to learn how to be responsible," he said."And they are responsible," I said. "They are responsible for going home and taking care of their siblings while their parents are working two minimum wage jobs to try to make ends meet."Alex's face reddened."You don't have to be so dramatic," he said.I sighed heavily."Look," I said. "I know that you've been teaching for twenty years, and that you've seen a lot of things work and a lot of things not work. But this is the future of education. We can either embrace it or be left behind."Alex shook his head and walked out of the room."Well," Michael said, looking up from his newspaper again. He folded it neatly and set it on the counter. "I think it's a good idea."I smiled at him."Thanks," I said."But you'll have to convince Alex," he said.That was easier said than done.AlexAs I walked down the hallway, I passed by one of my students, who was playing with a fidget spinner while walking down the hall."Put that thing away," I said, as I continued walking.The boy sighed and put the toy in his pocket.I smiled to myself as I walked the rest of the way to my classroom.I had always been a traditional teacher. But I had always been effective as well. My students always scored highest on the state standardized tests. They were all ready for high school by the time they left my class.Sure, some of the other teachers in the building complained about how much homework I assigned. But when they saw the results, they couldn't argue with me.The problem with most teachers today is that they try to be friends with their students instead of being their teacher. And that never works.

I walked into my classroom and immediately turned on my computer. I liked to get everything set up before the students arrived. That way, I could spend my time grading or planning rather than trying to get everything organized at the last minute.I sat down at my desk and pulled out a stack of papers that I needed to grade. I had given my students an exam on the last few chapters of their textbook. I skimmed through the answers, checking off the correct ones and making notes on the incorrect ones.I was in the middle of a long-answer question when Sara walked into my classroom."Hey," she said, smiling at me. "How was your day?""Fine," I said, raising my eyebrows at her. "You know, I'm still not putting Roblox in my classroom."She sighed and sat down at the desk in front of mine."I know," she said. "But if you saw the results of my pre-test, you might change your mind."I raised my eyebrows at her."Oh, really?" I asked. "And what did your pre-test show?"Sara reached into her bag and pulled out a folder."It showed that the average student only answered 30% of the questions correctly," she said.I shook my head."That's ridiculous," I said.Sara nodded."It is," she said."So what are you going to do about it?"I asked."I'm going to propose to the school board that we bring Roblox into our classrooms for some of our lessons," she said.I stared at her like she was crazy."You're going to do what?"I asked."I'm going to propose that we use Roblox in our classrooms," she repeated."And you think that they're going to go for it?"I asked.