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The brutality and freedom of the summer time season is wrapping up and relying in your area, youngsters are probably heading again to highschool. Both my youngsters returned final week as a result of Japan gives a shamefully temporary six weeks off in summer time, forcing youngsters to attend class effectively into July and anticipating them again in late August, all of the whereas engaged on long-term homework assignments which dangle over trip just like the sword of Damocles.

But sufficient about me and my Japanese/American family, we’re on a completely completely different archipelago this week as host Stuart Gipp and visitor Dave Bulmer mirror upon and bear in mind edutainment experiences from their youth within the U.Ok. Before youngsters might binge YouTube movies on handheld gadgets, dad and mom and faculties alike anticipated computer systems to show the younger a factor or two. Some applications efficiently infused amusing video games with precise academic worth, whereas others strained to perform both of these targets.

Regardless, Stu and Dave each have loads to share on the topic, a lot of it humorous. Is it academic unto itself? I say sure!

Description: It’s about time to return to highschool with stern taskmaster Stuart Gipp and mischievous however likeable head boy, Dave Bulmer, as they discover the ridiculously esoteric world of edu-tainment software program.

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Artwork for this episode by Leeann Hamilton and enhancing thanks go to Greg Leahy.