Research # 12
Bibliography
Gee, James . "The Classroom of Popular Culture." Harvard Education Letter. 2005. Harvard Education Letter. 09 Feb. 2006.
Abstract
"Why is it that many children can’t sit still long enough to finish their homework and yet will spend hours playing games on the computer?" This quote is how the article starts out. Then it goes on to tell you why. The answer is because video games are tailored to all sorts of kids, the games can be changed and manipulated in so many different ways. This gives the kids options, as opposed to sitting in a classroom listening to the same teacher go on and on about the same boring stuff all the time. Games are obviously going to be more successful than any classroom because they are fun, but this article lets us know that there are mosre reasons than that that kids would rather spend hours in front of games than in the classroom. VIdeo games use a higher order of thinking which is good for kids because it makes them think and learn at the same time.
Green Ink
By the video games allowing the kids to pick their own start up options and other things like that, they are using multiple intelligences and catering to all differnt types of children. This is what teachers need to be doing and if they aren't going to than they need to allow the gaming in their classroom. Simply, if the teacher uses the multiple intelligences in a classroom everyday then every student should be learning and reataing information from class. However, that doesn't seem to be the case in many of the articles or I don't think that the gaming theory would be as popular as it is. The teachers need to take responsibility for their students and help them learn and use any resource necessary to make that happen. It might take some adjusting, but its either adjust to video games or adjust the entire way that you think is teaching. If the majority of the students don't get anything out the class, then the teacher is doing a terrible job and needs to find new ways to help the students learn. Here is a new idea, maybe you should incorporate it and actually teach your students something instead of wasting their time on stupid things.
Gee, James . "The Classroom of Popular Culture." Harvard Education Letter. 2005. Harvard Education Letter. 09 Feb. 2006
Abstract
"Why is it that many children can’t sit still long enough to finish their homework and yet will spend hours playing games on the computer?" This quote is how the article starts out. Then it goes on to tell you why. The answer is because video games are tailored to all sorts of kids, the games can be changed and manipulated in so many different ways. This gives the kids options, as opposed to sitting in a classroom listening to the same teacher go on and on about the same boring stuff all the time. Games are obviously going to be more successful than any classroom because they are fun, but this article lets us know that there are mosre reasons than that that kids would rather spend hours in front of games than in the classroom. VIdeo games use a higher order of thinking which is good for kids because it makes them think and learn at the same time.
Green Ink
By the video games allowing the kids to pick their own start up options and other things like that, they are using multiple intelligences and catering to all differnt types of children. This is what teachers need to be doing and if they aren't going to than they need to allow the gaming in their classroom. Simply, if the teacher uses the multiple intelligences in a classroom everyday then every student should be learning and reataing information from class. However, that doesn't seem to be the case in many of the articles or I don't think that the gaming theory would be as popular as it is. The teachers need to take responsibility for their students and help them learn and use any resource necessary to make that happen. It might take some adjusting, but its either adjust to video games or adjust the entire way that you think is teaching. If the majority of the students don't get anything out the class, then the teacher is doing a terrible job and needs to find new ways to help the students learn. Here is a new idea, maybe you should incorporate it and actually teach your students something instead of wasting their time on stupid things.
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