Blow Up the Grade Book?

     First off, the idea of learning with a game was scary to me at first. Learning in school has always presented itself as a serious, concrete, and inflexible manner. Therefore, to hear how learning could be achieved through a game was very foreign to me. Honestly, I just didn't trust this new method. But after  being shown the facts and ideas behind this idea, I felt completely at ease. My teacher did a great job of showing not only how it works, but why it works, which helped me the most. Students are able to work around their schedule in any way they want to, which allows for a fair approach to learning. One idea of this approach is that homework doesn't exist. I still haven't quite figured this one out, but I'm getting there. This program is homework. Time is spent outside of class to complete these tasks, which I look at as homework. Homework is simply unavoidable in today's education system, which is OK. But I am still confused as to why this idea of learning claims to be homework free. Lastly, like many others I agree with Haskell's explanation of learning is changing and how it needs to change. People just want good grades, which is completely expected. However, i think that more learning to happen, and more focus needs to be directed at self growth instead of an "A" being recorded in a transcript.