Hello all!
I hope you're enjoying your week! I was just surfing the web and came across an interesting article from Public Radio International and thought I would share it with you.
In the article titled, "Boys don't do as well as girls in school- video games can help", it starts off with the (shouldn't be) shocking statistic that in 65 countries, boys test scores in literacy is dropping compared to that of their female counterparts. The author speaks with researcher Ali Charr-Chellman who thinks that the problem isn't with boys but rather with schools: " The problem is that schools no longer welcome the competitive, physical culture of boys, and boys are getting the message that school is not for them." Charr-Chellman goes on to state that in order to better reach boys, schools should start integrating things that are interesting to them like video games. Its an interesting read for sure, and while I don't disagree with what Charr-Chellman is saying, I don't fully agree with it. Expect a post from me in the coming weeks about the gamification of society and schools.
Here is a link to the article: Boys don't do as well as girls in school- video games can help.
Until next time!
Gamer:Teacher
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