BobYoMeowMeow
06-07-2010, 10:34 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --
Some parents said they were not happy after Action 7 News presented a story about one new after school program.
The video game that's fully funded by a Department of Defense grant has some parents questioning its violence.
They're blasting and learning at the same time, but some parents have their concerns.
"We are feeding the addiction of these children to video games," parent Marlene Perrotte.
School officials said the game covers math that ranges from basic properties to algebra two and simply reinforces what the students have learned in class.
"This is something that just like a 21st century flash card really," said Gary Bodman, with Madison Middle School. "They can use jetpacks and at the same time they have to know what the associative property is."
Critics said the game has too much violence to be in school.
"They were all excited … because of the violence," Perrotte said.
School leaders said the students are getting ahead with the game and said that they're not shooting at people.
"Anything we can do to meet the kids on their own grounds and educate them is to our advantage," Bodman said.
Critics said they believe it's a disadvantage if students can't recall what they've learned.
"What the recall is not the prime number, they were talking about but rather getting through to the enemy," said Perrotte.
According to one parent, the enemy right now is the school system that has placed this action packed learning tool in front of students.
The school system said they'd be more than happy to let concerned parents play the video game to get a better understanding of its usefulness.
Educational Video Game Upsets Parents - Albuquerque News Story - KOAT Albuquerque (http://www.koat.com/news/23811160/detail.html)
LOLWUT?
wait until they played this game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNfQ_B6_xy8
Some parents said they were not happy after Action 7 News presented a story about one new after school program.
The video game that's fully funded by a Department of Defense grant has some parents questioning its violence.
They're blasting and learning at the same time, but some parents have their concerns.
"We are feeding the addiction of these children to video games," parent Marlene Perrotte.
School officials said the game covers math that ranges from basic properties to algebra two and simply reinforces what the students have learned in class.
"This is something that just like a 21st century flash card really," said Gary Bodman, with Madison Middle School. "They can use jetpacks and at the same time they have to know what the associative property is."
Critics said the game has too much violence to be in school.
"They were all excited … because of the violence," Perrotte said.
School leaders said the students are getting ahead with the game and said that they're not shooting at people.
"Anything we can do to meet the kids on their own grounds and educate them is to our advantage," Bodman said.
Critics said they believe it's a disadvantage if students can't recall what they've learned.
"What the recall is not the prime number, they were talking about but rather getting through to the enemy," said Perrotte.
According to one parent, the enemy right now is the school system that has placed this action packed learning tool in front of students.
The school system said they'd be more than happy to let concerned parents play the video game to get a better understanding of its usefulness.
Educational Video Game Upsets Parents - Albuquerque News Story - KOAT Albuquerque (http://www.koat.com/news/23811160/detail.html)
LOLWUT?
wait until they played this game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNfQ_B6_xy8