1. When John Hunter said he is "standing on the shoulders of many people", he meant that he is over all these children and he wants to guide them in a way to better their future and education. If John was to stumble and mislead his students then it would cause the whole classroom to stumble and fall apart.
2. John Hunter used a game because he wanted the students to learn using their whole bodies. John is shooting more towards kin-esthetic learners. He said that he never liked lecture-based learning and he wanted to make learning fun. Hunter wanted to get his students fully engaged and challenge them to think in a way to add on to their current knowledge and form their own opinions.
3. All of the students play different roles in the game. A few of the roles include: weather goddess, prime minister of a specific country, somebody to sabotage the game (saboteur), and a person who controls peace in the game.
4. John Hunter's role is a friend. He likes to sit back and observe the children and let them make their own choices.
5. The students write condolence letters to families because in any war people will be lost and John Hunter is trying to make the game as real as possible. It also give the opportunity to add writing in this game.
6. John Hunter is a very passionate teacher. He wants his students to learn independently so they can build on their current knowledge. John is not the type of teacher to stand in the front of the classroom and lecture, but a teacher that wants his children to learn more on their selves and through their own experiences.
7. I would feel successful as a teacher to see that the students actually understood what they was being taught. The students are showing content understanding by performing tasks in the game and carrying on the activities and taking care of their own countries.
Ted - John Hunter
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