The Role of Video Games for Children

jZnat wrote in to alert us to a BBC article discussing the role of video games in the classroom. The New York Times (registration required) has a more general article regarding young children and their relationship to video games. It's interesting to see the major news outlets refer to gaming in an academic light, and without the usual "the sky is falling" theatrics.

Comments

Maybe if they teach with video games...

[xanderwilson]

...kids will sneak textbooks into the classroom and read them under their desk.

Interactive learning tools have a lot of potential, especially for learning outside the classroom, but I have trouble believing that a video game can be more engaging than a good teacher.

Re:Video games have NO place in the classroom.

[cheeseSource]

I learned to type with Mario Teaches Typing. One of the best typing tutorials out there... Games are viable in the classroom. It's absurd to argue that they have a direct result to obesity as you cannot eat the games...