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."

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Re:I play games on weeknights all the time

[DerekLyons]

I am in grade 10. I use my computer all night, and will sometimes play games (or read wikipedia! Great passtime.). Every day of the week. My average last year sat at around 87%.

A major spelling error, a major capitalization error, and two major punctuation errors. (All in just one sentence.) On top of all that - you seem to imply that you have an outstanding GPA. (You don't. 87% is a B or B-.)
 
Maybe you should sleep and study more.