JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 38 - Video Games

Video games should not be used in schools. According to Pamela Paul, "Here’s what I learned: At a certain level on Microwave, the music from the bar scene in Star Wars comes on. If I am at the front line when aliens descend to Earth, we’ll all be in trouble. Also, dealing opium in the South China Sea is more lucrative than trading in commodities. In short, I didn’t learn much of anything. My parents didn’t expect me to. I just had fun." (source link). This shows that all the kids learn is what happens at a certain level and what they have to do in order to ahieve the next level. This also shows that video games are not expected to help kids learn. According to Marcplamondon, "Another valid argument is not whether video games in classrooms could be beneficial or not but whether schools can even afford to put that type of technology into classrooms" (source link). This shows that not every student is going to benfit from having video games in schools, every kid leans a different way. This also shows that schools may not have the money to buy the all the equipment needed for the games and the games itself. In conlusion, video games should not be used in schools.