Homeschool Predicted To Grow

[Lanolin]

most children who had devices actually had video games, which actually do absorb a lot of time.
a lesson might be boring if delivered tradtionally, but make it into a game, say you answer maths questions and when you get the answer right you get to shoot someone or something and add points to your score then somehow that teaches maths.

!! thats Prodigy for you.

 

[oldethennew]

Lan,
so hoping that you are being sarcastic!
but, probably not, as most parents today are wrapped-up themselves for points!!!

 

[StrugglingTilMyReward]

My wife stays home, but her health makes homeschooling of our soon to be 7 year old more than a bit problematic.....I'm seriously considering a private Christian school for our big guy, but I want to know what their procedures are going to be in September.

 

[Lanolin]

My wife stays home, but her health makes homeschooling of our soon to be 7 year old more than a bit problematic.....I'm seriously considering a private Christian school for our big guy, but I want to know what their procedures are going to be in September.

and you dont stay home and teach your son?

 

[SoulWeaver]

most children who had devices actually had video games, which actually do absorb a lot of time.
a lesson might be boring if delivered tradtionally, but make it into a game, say you answer maths questions and when you get the answer right you get to shoot someone or something and add points to your score then somehow that teaches maths.

!! thats Prodigy for you.

I really don't know why math and other things are not gamified already.
There's so much potential in that. One can learn history through strategy or RPG video games and campaigns. Imagine an epic fantasy game where you're "the chosen one" to change history, or sci-fi going back in time through a time machine to change the course of history. There can be endless expansions to this, and through them you learn what actually happened in history, battles, rulers and whatnot.

 

[Lanolin]

I really don't know why math and other things are not gamified already.
There's so much potential in that. One can learn history through strategy or RPG video games and campaigns. Imagine a game where you're "the chosen one" to change history, or going back in time through a time machine to change the course of history. There can be endless expansions to this, and through them you learn what actually happened in history, battles, rulers and whatnot.

it is called Prodigy, for maths.
I dont know if theres one for history. Battleship? Trivial Pursuit? why not just read a choose your own adventure story (historical version) most students learn a bit of history through drama like shakespeare plays. or reenactment. There is world of warcraft.
to learn property trading, you can play Monopoly.

video games are lazy way to teach like tv but more addictive. And they cost a heap of money for gamers. while you sitting pushing buttons all the time the rest of your body is atrophying.

 

[SoulWeaver]

it is called Prodigy, for maths.
I dont know if theres one for history. Battleship? Trivial Pursuit? why not just read a choose your own adventure story (historical version) most students learn a bit of history through drama like shakespeare plays. or reenactment. There is world of warcraft.
to learn property trading, you can play Monopoly.

video games are lazy way to teach like tv but more addictive. And they cost a heap of money for gamers. while you sitting pushing buttons all the time the rest of your body is atrophying.

I like reading, but most kids are not into books (sadly). I imagine even less now than when I was going to school. Smartphones effectively reduce their attention spans down to a mosquito's.
New technology will enable people to walk, jump and otherwise move in the future of video games. It is in development, it will just be very expensive for a long while.

 

[StrugglingTilMyReward]

and you dont stay home and teach your son?

I work 12 hour shifts rotating between days and nights, kids need routine....

 

[Lanolin]

I work 12 hour shifts rotating between days and nights, kids need routine....

which is why home school is not gonna work.

unless your wife is already trained as a teacher. Does she know all the subjects that are in the curriculum? Will she be paid to teach?

 

[Lanolin]

I like reading, but most kids are not into books (sadly). I imagine even less now than when I was going to school. Smartphones effectively reduce their attention spans down to a mosquito's.
New technology will enable people to walk, jump and otherwise move in the future of video games. It is in development, it will just be very expensive for a long while.

I hate video games they are so boring.
I think they are just a phase some boys dont grow out of. But I do think pushing buttons, livng in a fantasy world and learning how to cheat may come in handy for some people.

 

[SoulWeaver]

I hate video games they are so boring.
I think they are just a phase some boys dont grow out of. But I do think pushing buttons, livng in a fantasy world and learning how to cheat may come in handy for some people.

I am not too interested into video games. I might take up a game once in a few years. But good to know that I am condemned by you when doing so.

 

[Lanolin]

I wasnt condeming people who play them its up to them Im just saying they are boring.
dont take it personally.
You can cheat on them, many people that play all the time will find out how to cheat them. Just saying.
also they are bad for children and can cause epileptic seizures. We had cases where students played video games hold up in their dorm rooms, so addicted that they forgot to eat, and died of starvation.