Gee and others in the games-and-learning field have suggested that someday, if we choose to channel our resources into developing more and better games for use in classrooms, the games themselves could feasibly replace tests altogether.
Since the 1970s, when China went "capitalist," the Chinese generally placed defense spending at the bottom of their priorities, instead choosing to channel their resources into developing their economy.
"The international community set up the Global Fund as the most efficient way to channel resources to developing countries to help them deal with the HIV/AIDS crisis.
"This signals a commitment on the part of our government to further channel resources into building the art market here," Lim Chwee Seng, director for resource development and visual arts at the council, said in an e-mail message.
They are also pouring resources into developing new shows that might attract a following and set them apart from other channels.
At the C.T.A., he chose and funded artists for the train lines, which he hoped would allow him to channel resources into poorer neighborhoods.
Beijing hopes the new exchange will "channel resources into competitive emerging industries to nurture new economic growth," the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Shang Fulin, said last week.
Under the stimulus of war, governments poured resources into developing new medicines and technologies.
"They could pour all their resources into developing the technology and leapfrog over people like me".
"They poured all their resources into developing a killer product," said Ed Snyder, an analyst with Charter Equity Research.
Invest time and resources into developing a healthy, vibrant culture.
