Scholastic Takes Heat For Selling Videogames

[dthree]

I gotta agree with the write up. We don't allow just any company to come into our classrooms and shill stuff to our kids. If Scholastic pushes the line too far, then other companies will want in on that market as well. Then the schools will have no choice but to kick scholastic out, or worse, cave in to opening up the classroom as a market.

Oh, and I'm not buying Scholastic's line that "the program had to change in order to stay relevant to children." A kid is not going to read a book you bought him if he only wants the included toy. Although I have no problem with them selling video games as long as there is at least some education quality about them.

 

[Apocalyptic-Bob]

I gotta agree with the write up. We don't allow just any company to come into our classrooms and shill stuff to our kids.

Nope, just the ones that pay the biggest campaign donations. If we really cared that much, don't you think we would've improved education, or, at the very least, not have advised it to bring an ice-pick with it on it's attempt to drown in the freezing waters of ineptitude?

 

[dthree]

I gotta agree with the write up. We don't allow just any company to come into our classrooms and shill stuff to our kids.

Nope, just the ones that pay the biggest campaign donations. If we really cared that much, don't you think we would've improved education, or, at the very least, not have advised it to bring an ice-pick with it on it's attempt to drown in the freezing waters of ineptitude?

Source?

 

[Apocalyptic-Bob]

I gotta agree with the write up. We don't allow just any company to come into our classrooms and shill stuff to our kids.

Nope, just the ones that pay the biggest campaign donations. If we really cared that much, don't you think we would've improved education, or, at the very least, not have advised it to bring an ice-pick with it on it's attempt to drown in the freezing waters of ineptitude?

Source?

No legitimate source, just observations from dealing with my old school's politics and funding problems. Also, terrible misuse of the word campaign. Scholastic was giving large "donations" to my school district, in exchange for using their services.

 

[scotth266]

The parents buy the stuff anyway, so what's the deal? Don't blame the organization for trying to stay in buisness.

 

[Erana]

Monkey Island was a great addition to the list of scholastic products because it was... Well, it was pretty much a colorful, interactive book.
Things like Sim City teach children multitasking, as well as how societies function. (That's how I learned the intricacies of taxes)

I'm sorry, but selling mindless casual games in their "educational" catalog makes both Scholastic and video games look bad.