Paper Football Coaches Sought
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
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By the way, I was recently contacted by the creator of a kinesthic learning game aimed at helping boys learn math–he’s hoping to find a few teachers who would be willing to try out the game in their classrooms and give him some feedback. (He would provide the game for free for a few volunteers.) The game is based on the age-old art of paper football, and focuses on helping boys with basic math problems–though the questions could be modified based on the teacher’s needs. The creator, Steven Archer, has already had some success with the game at local after-school programs and in a 5th grade class–you can learn more about it on his website, and contact him at sparcher50@gmail.com. Personally, as someone who was hit by more than one paper football in my youth, I’m happy to see the concept be used in the service of good rather than evil. (Though, to be honest, my getting hit was more a function of my deplorable lack of coordination and the fact that I was very, very short than of any ill-will on the part of the paper football players in question. In all fairness, they would not want to have seen anyone get hit with the ball, as that would greatly increase the chance that it would get confiscated and they would get in trouble.)
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