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Learning Games: Education and Play |
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Written by Fabian Toulouse
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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Remember back to when you were a child and were given your least favorite chore. It might have been piling up the leaves, dusting, or washing the dishes after the big family dinner. You probably whined or complained, and when you did, your parents could have suggested, "Figure out a way to make a game of it, and it'll go much faster." And they were a hundred percent correct.
by FabianToulouse
Remember back to when you were a child and were given your least favorite chore. It might have been piling up the leaves, dusting, or washing the dishes after the big family dinner. You probably whined or complained, and when you did, your parents could have suggested, "Figure out a way to make a game of it, and it'll go much faster." And they were a hundred percent correct.
Play, planned or impromptu, makes just about everything entertaining, and if it can make chores bearable, then it certainly has a place in education. Learning games take this upbeat combination of education and play to a new level.
Learning games cover an impressive range of subjects including reading, math, science, languages, art and music. Furthermore, subjects are broken up into multiple age groups, so that you have an enhanced chance of picking the game that more fully suits your child. Learning games can be operated on home computers or on your DVD system, offering more choices on where you set up your youngster's learning environment.
Probably the best part of learning games is that the educational and entertainment elements are equally important. From the ground up, experts in media and education work closely together so that the games are enjoyable while at the same time able to open up different worlds of learning for your child, establishing a desire for learning more and instilling confidence in students of all ages.
If you think back to your previous career as a student, at every level, the classes you enjoyed, the teachers that you remember fondly all brought a quantity of energy and playfulness to the subject matter that made the day pass rapidly and left you ready for the next exciting activity. Learning games offer that same quantity of interaction and pleasure.
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