FreeRice

January 15, 2009 By Joanne

FreeRice is a very cool site. It’s practically addictive.

Via middle-school teacher Robert Wright, who says his students love to answer questions and donate rice to the poor.

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Darren says:

January 15, 2009 at 8:47 am

So if I don’t answer questions, they won’t give away rice?

This sounds “off” to me.

Are kids supposed to feel good about themselves because they think that by answering questions, *they* are doing some good?
Lightly Seasoned says:

January 15, 2009 at 11:15 am

My kids are suspect of the whole rice thing, but it is a great way to review grammar.
mollo says:

January 15, 2009 at 3:22 pm

I was going to tell my kids about the site but they already knew. Darn, there goes my chance to look cool.
Robert Wright says:

January 15, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Students document how much rice they get with screen saves and cell phone pictures and I give them extra credit.

7000 grains of rice in one day is the record so far.