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No Video Games on School Nights
Donkey Konga writes "In the latest round of the ongoing debate on the effect of video games and TV on academics, a new study in Pediatrics says that any amount of gaming is too much if if happens on a school night. '"On weekdays, the more they watched, the worse they did," said study coauthor Dr. Sharif. Weekends were another matter, with gaming and TV watching habits showing little or no effect on academic performance, as long as the kids spent no more than four hours per day in front of the console or TV." Of course we all know that correlation does not equal causation, but the study is sure to get many parents thinking about how much time in front of the Xbox and idiot box is too much."
Time spent playing games is subtracted from the total time available for studying. As study time decreases because of an increase in gaming time, homework assignments get less attention. As homework assignments get less attention, practice in those subjects, which is the purpose of homework, is reduced and the level of knowledge gained by the student/gamer is reduced.
Connecting the dots is as easy as 123.