I was surprised and uplifted to see not only a VR headset at the school we visited in Bodrum, Turkey, but some pretty nice looking curriculum accompanying it. The “Amerikan Free” school here boasts 8:1 student:teacher ratios, an English-speaking co-teacher in every classroom, and the Free school model from Finland, home of the world’s top-rated education system. These guys are really trying hard.
So, I felt a bit uplifted to see VR in their toolkit. Every kid gets a cheap Chinese headset and a box of books that have accompanying VR content to bring the lessons to life. Kids use it at home, and the hope is that the tech makes the learning more engaging and helps kids care about and remember their lessons better. I have high hopes.
After a relatively tech-free year it’s so great to see some of the things I’ve been doing actually catching on.
