Latent Intellectualism in Videogames
Latent Intellectualism in Videogames I'm Leonardo Sanchez, father of 2 kids, a son and a daughter. Recently I read an article by Gerald Graff called "Hidden Intellectualism", on it, Gerald explains how the "non-intellectual" hobbies of students can be translated into intellectual interests. However, teachers and parents usually have problems identifying this opportunities, avoiding children from indulging in this pastimes, and therefore limiting their potential. During all our kids' lifetimes videogames have been around, and during all the time videogames have been around, we haven't heard anything but horror stories about them. "Playing Games Will Make your Child More Unlikely to Read" or "Videogames Cause Mental Delay in Growing Kids" are headlines we have gotten used to. But how accurate is this perspective of the topic? What if, in fact, videogames can contribute more positively than we think? Of course, videogames can lead to mis...