Parents Angry Over Educational Videogame
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of course the kids enjoy the game, of course they enjoy winning! It sure beats sitting in a desk bored out of your mind. If games can teach mathematics, let them!
Personally for me, fire emblem taught me mathematics: "he has 106 hit, I've got 68 avoid, plus 20 with the better weapon meaning he'll hit me 18% of the time, I'll gamble on that."
Edit: what is the game they're talking about? I've gotta get that, because I DOUBT that it's GTA IV like in the picture
Personally for me, fire emblem taught me mathematics: "he has 106 hit, I've got 68 avoid, plus 20 with the better weapon meaning he'll hit me 18% of the time, I'll gamble on that."
Edit: what is the game they're talking about? I've gotta get that, because I DOUBT that it's GTA IV like in the picture
The funny thing is, chances are that most of these parents have been letting their kids watch violent movies since they were three years old.
It's nice to see the lengths some people will go to preserve their ignorance. "You're kids are doing better in school since we did this." "THEY'RE GOING TO BE PSYCHOPATHS! THE MATHS ARE A LIE!!" "No, ma'am. Just the cake." "Huh?"
I didn't have math in my games and I still can't do that shit, so guess what's working.
I didn't have math in my games and I still can't do that shit, so guess what's working.
What I think is going on here is the classic case of "videogamenaziparentsyndrome"
videogamenaziparentsyndrome can be identified when the parents in question dont acctualy care about the content of the videogame its self, only the fact that a few games in the past have been bad for kids so that means all games ever created are made from pure malice and sould be burnt at the stake for being in league with Satan.
But at least this school can get the kids to do maths, put a maths book in front of me and I will run away screaming. Good for you Random New Mexico School Iv Never Heard Of.
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Also why are the parents holding up GTA 4. If they were complaining about kids playing that game, then fair enough. But Im sure thats not the maths related game the school is using.
videogamenaziparentsyndrome can be identified when the parents in question dont acctualy care about the content of the videogame its self, only the fact that a few games in the past have been bad for kids so that means all games ever created are made from pure malice and sould be burnt at the stake for being in league with Satan.
But at least this school can get the kids to do maths, put a maths book in front of me and I will run away screaming. Good for you Random New Mexico School Iv Never Heard Of.
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Also why are the parents holding up GTA 4. If they were complaining about kids playing that game, then fair enough. But Im sure thats not the maths related game the school is using.
You just can't please some people.
To be honest I don't even understand it. My dad bought me shitloads of educational games when I was a kid. Hell, it was because of an educational game that I learned to read, type faster, and get better at math.
Alas, if only I had known my father was not actually caring about my future, but was trying to addict me to the evil video games! Gasp!
To be honest I don't even understand it. My dad bought me shitloads of educational games when I was a kid. Hell, it was because of an educational game that I learned to read, type faster, and get better at math.
Alas, if only I had known my father was not actually caring about my future, but was trying to addict me to the evil video games! Gasp!
Yeah I don't recall learning anything from The Oregon Trail except how many times I died of Dysentery.SavingPrincess said:
The game looks fairly harmless to me and if the kids are learning from it, bonus!
Well I say any Parent who declines that invitation to try it themselves, forfeits their right to complain about it.
Apologies for the caps now lads but this aggravates me so much. PARENTS, THERE ARE AGE RATINGS ON CERTAIN GAMES FOR A FUCKING REASON!.
These parents are like "wah wah videogames" thinking about all the stupid bad press they get and when they hear the word videogame they instantly associate it with bad things before even getting any info >
These parents are like "wah wah videogames" thinking about all the stupid bad press they get and when they hear the word videogame they instantly associate it with bad things before even getting any info >
Ah, this reminds me of the times where I was on Study Island. Playing a lame, cheesy flash game where you either had to get your ladybug across the street to a particular answer, or shooting down an answer in a Space Invader rip-off... but still, it was pretty fun. (Even though I can't remember much of what I learned from it, seeing as how I haven't had to use a derivative or algebraic functions for the three years I have never had to use them.)
Now, as for my views on this issue, it's going to be the same as what everyone else has been saying, "If they're learning, so what?" and any game that allows you to shoot stuff is going to be condemned by any ignorant parent or politician before they even get a chance to play it. "GAYMZ WIT GUNZ R BAD, DEY RAYZ R KIDZ 2 B HOMEYSYDAL MAYNEEAKS!!" Says the masses, but hey, if kids can learn how to shoot straight AND get straight As on their report cards, I think you have a mommy-and-daddy pleaser and the masses should probably shut their goddamned mouths. Violence is a part of everyday life, and raising your kids in a "puffy clouds and lollipop" environment is going to make your kids extremely disappointed whenever daddy comes home one night, smelling like a brewery and a strip club, and beats the hell out of mommy and then the kid realizes that nothing is going his way and life's not fair and so on.
Now, as for my views on this issue, it's going to be the same as what everyone else has been saying, "If they're learning, so what?" and any game that allows you to shoot stuff is going to be condemned by any ignorant parent or politician before they even get a chance to play it. "GAYMZ WIT GUNZ R BAD, DEY RAYZ R KIDZ 2 B HOMEYSYDAL MAYNEEAKS!!" Says the masses, but hey, if kids can learn how to shoot straight AND get straight As on their report cards, I think you have a mommy-and-daddy pleaser and the masses should probably shut their goddamned mouths. Violence is a part of everyday life, and raising your kids in a "puffy clouds and lollipop" environment is going to make your kids extremely disappointed whenever daddy comes home one night, smelling like a brewery and a strip club, and beats the hell out of mommy and then the kid realizes that nothing is going his way and life's not fair and so on.
Oh look, stupid people strike again. It doesn't mater how hard game designers try to appease parents, the stupid ones will always find something to ***** about.
Oh, and as a random reply to the guy above me, THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAAA!!
Oh, and as a random reply to the guy above me, THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAAA!!
yay for closed minded ppl. \o/
but hey if she doesnt want her kid playing that, she is well within her right. the school should just bar her kids from playing the game.
but hey if she doesnt want her kid playing that, she is well within her right. the school should just bar her kids from playing the game.