We Made Learning and Work Boring, on Purpose!

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In this short piece by Peter Gray, we’re reminded that education used to be play. Exploration, curiosity, peer learning—that was the classroom. Until systems needed obedience, not creativity.

We stripped the fun out of learning (and work!) not because it didn’t work—but because fun was seen as dangerous.

If you’re designing experiences—especially inside communities—this is your call to remember: people learn best when they’re free to explore and enjoy.

👉 What’s one way you’ve brought fun back into learning—for yourself or others?

🔗 https://petergray.substack.com/p/81-a-brief-history-of-education

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