World peace and other 4th-grade achievements / John Hunter.

Prologue: The power of an empty space -- John comes home -- Pablo sees it all -- Brennan saves the world -- David learns the dangers of victory -- Standing up to the tyrant -- The arms dealers choose right over might -- Gary and the ecological disaster -- Epilogue: The World Peace Game goes to the Pentagon -- Appendix: The World Peace Game and "Teaching to the test."

In John Hunter's classroom, students fearlessly tackle global problems and discover surprising solutions by playing his groundbreaking World Peace Game. These kids -- from high school all the way down to fourth grade, in schools both well funded and underresourced -- take on the roles of politicians, tribal leaders, diplomats, bankers, and military commanders. Through battles and negotiations, standoffs and summits, they strive to resolve dozens of complex, seemingly intractable real-world challenges, from nuclear proliferation to tribal warfare, financial collapse to climate change. Hunter now shares the wisdom he's gleaned from over thirty years teaching the World Peace Game. Here he reveals the principles of successful collaboration that people of any age can apply anywhere. His students show us how to break through confusion, bounce back from failure, put our knowledge to use, and fulfill our potential. Hunter offers not only a forward-thinking report from the front lines of American education, but also a generous blueprint for a world that bends toward cooperation rather than conflict.