I'm not sure whether this article is serious, but I'll assume it is for the sake of discussion. "Tamagotchigogy is a new pedagogical framework that uses the Tamagotchi digital pet as a metaphor for learning itself. It emphasizes care, feedback, responsiveness, and engagement as essential to sustaining cognitive and emotional growth." Tamagotchi were popular some 30 years ago; they were a 'digital pet' that you cared for by feeding, showing attention, etc., by pressing buttons on the watch-sized display. You can still buy them, though nobody knows why you would. Anyhow, the idea here (in this surprisingly long article) is that education needs "pedagogies that balance cognitive development with care, adaptability, and presence." So "The educator's role is to monitor signals, regulate input, support development, and promote active, sustained engagement." Note: "The learner is not the pet. The metaphor applies to the learning process, not the person."
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