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GameStop Manager Suspended After "Games for Grades"
mikesd81 writes "A manager at a GameStop has been suspended for instituting a 'games for grades' policy. 'Brandon Scott says he started a unique new policy in his store to promote good grades in school but now his employer has sent him to detention for speaking out of turn. Scott says he's been suspended by GameStop in the wake of his unconventional "games for grades" policy at an Oak Cliff store.' Apparently, on his own, Scott decided to stop selling video games to any school-age customer unless an adult would vouch for the student's good grades."
I'm sure that John Carmack, Bill Gates, and Einstein, all of whom flunked or dropped out of school at some point in their lives, would probably agree. Actually, Gates would agree, but that's just because he discovered his morals after his 14th corporate jet purchase.
There's plenty of problems with our school system. Game playing is definitely not one of them. I never did any homework, played games throughout school, and graduated in the top ten percentile of my class. Why? Because I'm lucky, and I have a great memory. Hard work is but a small percentage of how well we do on tests, homework, and essays in general. You want to solve the problem? Find a better way to test intelligence and reward those who learn over those who are smart. Otherwise, our concept of meritocracy will still be a joke.
Let's do a thought experiment, what if tomorrow ALL video/pc games are banned in the entire earth world, all games disappear, heck even casinos disappear. Are we supposed to see a rise in the average GPA?
There's nothing to prove that gaming is related to school grades so what this guy did might not even be "good" for anyone but himself in feeling "wow I did something to save the world". What a selfish bastard. I bet he got straight A's too when he's in school and land the job at GS. -- Sarcastic? It could also be true. Good grades in school don't guarantee a good job, duh. But that's OT.
How many of you guys knew of someone in college or high school that is just Ace, leet, they just score high no matter what they do? I know a few of them, and it really doesn't matter what they do during the day, they just score the exams and mid terms.